Officium Novum
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Officium Novum is a 2010 ECM New Series album by Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble. It combines the ensemble’s early-music vocals with Garbarek’s saxophone improvisations, drawing on Armenian, Russian Orthodox, Byzantine and other sacred traditions.
Officium Novum is a 2010 ECM New Series album by Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble. It combines the ensemble’s early-music vocals with Garbarek’s saxophone improvisations, drawing on Armenian, Russian Orthodox, Byzantine and other sacred traditions.
Pros
- Distinctive blend of early music, sacred traditions and saxophone improvisation.
- Expressive vocal performances and carefully balanced ensemble sound.
- Distinctive blend of early music, sacred traditions and saxophone improvisation.
- Expressive vocal performances and carefully balanced ensemble sound.
- Warm, spacious and atmospheric recording quality.
Cons
- −The modern improvisational approach may not suit purists of early or sacred music.
- −Some passages may feel stylistically uneven within the otherwise cohesive programme.
- −The modern improvisational approach may not suit purists of early or sacred music.
- −Some passages may feel stylistically uneven within the otherwise cohesive programme.
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