Musica Ficta is a Danish choral group founded in 1996 by conductor and composer
Bo Holten
Bo Holten (born 22 October 1948) is a Danish composer and conductor.
He has been the principal conductor for the vocal ensembles '' Ars Nova (Copenhagen)'' and '' Musica Ficta (Denmark)'', as well as guest-conductor for the ''BBC Singers''. He w ...
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[Dennis Shrock ''Choral Repertoire'' Page 671 - 2009 "B.1948 Holten studied musicology at the University of Copenhagen and bassoon at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. ... of guest conducting concerts with the BBC Singers in London, and in 1996 he founded a new ensemble, Musica Ficta."]
Selected discography
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Mogens Pedersøn
Mogens Pedersøn (also ''Mogens Pedersen'', ''Magno Petreo''; c. 1583 – January or February 1623) was a Danish instrumentalist and composer. He is considered the most important Danish-born composer before Buxtehude.
Life
Early in his career he ...
(1585-1623) Madrigals. Musica Ficta, Holten. Da Capo.
* ''A Danish Christmas'', Musica Ficta, Holten. Naxos (compilation from Danish release)
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Johannes Ockeghem
Johannes Ockeghem ( – 6 February 1497) was a Franco-Flemish composer and singer of early Renaissance music. Ockeghem was a significant European composer in the period between Guillaume Du Fay and Josquin des Prez, and he was—with his colle ...
(1430-1497): Missa pro defunctis (Requiem), Naxos
* ''Winds & Voices at the Court of
Christian III
Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559. During his reign, Christian formed close ties between the church and the crown. He established ...
'', Copenhagen Cornetts & Sackbutts, Musica Ficta, Holten
* ''Medieval Music from Denmark'' Musica Ficta, Holten Da Capo
* ''Seized by Sweet Desire - Singing Nuns and Ladies'' Naxos
* ''Danish children's songs by contemporary Danish composers''. EXLCD 30062 · 1997
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C. E. F. Weyse: ''Songs and romances''. Naxos Denmark 8.554961 · 1998
* ''Romantic songs - Sange fra Romantikken''. Naxos Denmark 8.554964 · 1999
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Carl Nielsen
Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor, and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer.
Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he d ...
: Motets op.53, selection of songs. Naxos Denmark 8.554965 · 2000
* ''Højskolesangen: Songs from Grundtvig's "High School movement" 1900-1970''. Naxos Denmark 8.554970 · 2001
* ''20th Century songs - Sange fra det 20. århundrede'' Naxos Denmark 8.554973 · 2001
* ''Danish Folk Songs'' with Poul Høxbro. Naxos Denmark 8.557424 · 2004
* ''Children's Songs - Børnesange''. Naxos Denmark 8.557730 · 2004
* ''Songs to lyrics of
H. C. Andersen''. Naxos Denmark 8.557810 · 2005
* ''Songs to lyrics of
J. P. Jacobsen''. Naxos Denmark 8.572070 · 2008
* ''Danish Songs'' - Denmark Ministry of Culture Naxos Denmark 8.570175 · 2006
* ''Thomisson's Easter''
Ribe Cathedral
Ribe Cathedral or Our Lady Maria Cathedral ( or ''Vor Frue Maria Domkirke'') is located in the ancient city of Ribe, on the west coast of southern Jutland, Denmark. It was founded in the Viking Age as the first Christian church in Denmark by Ansgar ...
1560 -
Clemens non Papa
Jacobus Clemens non Papa (also Jacques Clément or Jacob Clemens non Papa) ( – 1555 or 1556) was a Netherlandish composer of the Renaissance based for most of his life in Flanders. He was a prolific composer in many of the current styles, and w ...
: Missa Virtute magna. Da Capo 2018
References
External links
Vocal Ensemble MUSICA FICTA / Bo Holten
Danish choirs
Musical groups established in 1996
Early music groups
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