tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post111516889015210717..comments2023-10-31T05:56:45.788-07:00Comments on LutheranChik's "L" Word Diary: "1000: A Mass For the End of Time"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1115246732486506002005-05-04T15:45:00.000-07:002005-05-04T15:45:00.000-07:00Well, according to the liner notes the elements of...Well, according to the liner notes the elements of this mass are taken from different medieval sources, and the 4 have added a little polyphonic embellishment.<BR/><BR/>And...I guess the Anonymous 4 aren't so anonymous, because their photos and names are here as well.;-) Based in NYC...Marsha Genensky, Johanna Maria Rose, Susan Hellauer and Jacqueline Horner. So there ya go. They even have a trademarked <I>logo.</I><BR/><BR/>My introduction to them was their album "An English Ladymass"...this was just before my religious AWOL period, so the cassette (yeah, that long ago) gathered dust in my collection while I was off listening to throat-singing Saami wizard-women and moody folk music.;-) <BR/><BR/>They're great...literally send chills up my spine at times.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10838182.post-1115236833025376192005-05-04T13:00:00.000-07:002005-05-04T13:00:00.000-07:00Yes, very beautiful. Didn't Messaien write a mass...Yes, very beautiful. Didn't Messaien write a mass with this name? Is this related? Who is Anonymous 4? (To me, they really <I>are</I> anonymous, obviously!)<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting this. I always love a little chant sampler....blshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627725321531151309noreply@blogger.com