An hour of truth when a musician of the rank and status of roger woodward decides to record bachs complete welltempered clavier at the age of 65, one could see a symbolic connection here, keeping in mind that bach passed away at 65. Rainer maria rilkes the book of hours by rainer maria rilke. All images come from the manuscript collection of the koninklijke bibliotheek in the hague, and are used with their permission. Otto bookstore americas oldest independently owned. The text included a calendar of liturgical feast days and a series of prayers to be recited eight. This book of hours, inherited by henrys grandmother, lady margaret beaufort, contains a calendar of church festivals and saints days which lady margaret turned into a chronicle of the important political and dynastic events in the foundation of tudor power including henrys own birth. The north dutch book of hours, inclusive of the hours of the eternal wisdom, by gerard groot a member of the brothers of the common life, hours of. The book of hours, written in three bursts between 1899 and 1903, is rilkes most. Jan 05, 20 calendar page for january, from the golf book book of hours, use of rome, workshop of simon bening, netherlands bruges, c.
The fitzwilliam book of hours, taking its name from its place of preservation, is one of the most unique examples of flemish illumination. Well even let you know about secret offers and sales when you sign up to our emails. The welltempered clavier, book i celestial harmonies. Portable book of hours, designed to hang from a girdle or belt, c. The calendar is followed by short extracts from each of the four gospels, and then by the text that defines the book of hours the hours of the virgin. Stundenbuch the book of hours composed in 199198 for piano. Advent, christmas, epiphany, lent, easter, and pentecost and begins with the first sunday of advent at the end of november or beginning of december. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises stundenbuch. The book of hours is a christian devotional book popular in the middle ages. Stundenbuchbook of hours the german composer hans otte who was born in 1926 and who died on christmas day last year, 2007 was music director of. From the early 1960s onwards, otte frequently presented contemporary experimental american composers in. The headings below follow the structure of a generic book of hours, while the texts themselves are drawn primarily from the latinenglish primer of 1599.
A book of hours reveals in ways i have never experienced the hidden wellspring of mertons contemplative life and art. In the closing years of the twentieth century, perhaps it comes as no surprise that the bremen pianistcomposer, hans otte, disciple of the visionaries walter gieseking and john cage, emerges as the unsurpassed master of sublime, lyric poetry with his composition of a true masterpiece in moment form for piano entitled book of hours stundenbuch. Biomedical libraries the dana and matthewsfuller libraries support the disciplines of health and life sciences. Hours and locations our hours, holiday closings, street addresses and contact information. Artists from ghent and bruges produced this remarkable book of hours at the end of the fifteenth century or the beginning of the sixteenth century. Hans gunther franz otte 3 december 1926, plauen 25 december 2007, bremen was a german composer, pianist, radio promoter, and author of many pieces of musical theatre, sound installations, poems, drawings, and art videos. An exhibit catalog of manuscripts with texts of the three abrahamic faiths ann arbor. Chopins nocturnes, woodward also recorded for celestial harmonies two magnumopus contemporary german piano cycles. We help publishers develop their book or series ideas. Sonderborg by hahn, otto and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
Among all book of hours, this masterpiece is distinguished by two special features. Rainer maria rilke is arguably the most important modern germanlanguage poet. Like every manuscript, each manuscript book of hours is unique in one way or another, but most contain a similar collection of texts, prayers and psalms, often with appropriate decorations, for christian devotion. The book of hours was a prayer book for the laity that developed in late medieval europe and that was used for private devotion. His new poems, duino elegies, and sonnets to orpheus are pillars of 20thcentury poetry. Catholic church, north dutch book of hours, 14701500 call number. In the book this is our house the box symbolizes the house. All pages with largeformat illustrations are surrounded by richly carved bronzegold gothic frames. One of the most outstanding treasures in the collection of the fitzwilliam museum in cambridge.
The piece was commissioned by radio bremen for its pro musica nova 1996, the highly regarded biennial festival for contemporary music founded in 1961 and directed from. A reply to professor charles carrolls book the negro is a beast, or, in the image of god tifton, ga. A facsimile facsimile edition by konig, eberhard isbn. One cant learn ottes music by practicing it but only by reflecting over it as its philosophy. A peculiarity in the books of hours of hardouin are the borders that do not follow decorative cycles and stories in an organic way. This is a gorgeous book, beautifully conceived and intelligently executed. These are made up of eight sets of devotional prayers to mary, modelled on the little office of the blessed. Our store will be open to the public for pickups on friday, may 8th from 10am to 6pm, and saturday, may 9th from 10am to 5pm. This year, the featured calendar comes from the golf book, a midsixteenthcentury book of hours additional ms 24098. The manuscript is lavishly decorated with fullpage and halfpage miniatures, and ornaments in the margins depicting flowers, fruits, and small animals.
Otto bookstore americas oldest independently owned bookstore. It is an impressive example of flemish book illumination which in the 16th century was clearly at its height. Bakerberry library our main library houses the humanities and social sciences collections. The croy hours, a magnificent manuscript made in belgium at the dawn of the 16th century, begins with a calendar illustrating the course of the year on magnificently decorated doubleleaves.
Deignan has woven a tapestry of mertons prayer, prose, and poetry at their most ardent so as to reeducate our awareness that god is beautiful and most. It was performed live during the night of piano minimal music in. Penn special collectionsschoenberg exhibit book of hours. The book of hours contains an enormous number of decorations in the margins.
Roger woodward piano short biography bach cantatas website. The medieval book of hours evolved out of the monastic cycle of prayer which divided the day into eight segments, or hours. The christian year, as organized in the book of divine worship, consists of six seasons. Book of hours stundenbuch german edition by hans otte and eckart rahn nov 9, 2006. The codex was created in the first quarter of the 16h century, around 1510 in the town of bruges the place where flemish art of illumination was born and with its countless fullpage miniatures and profusion of border decorations it is justly. The calendar pages in the golf book are spread across two pages, with the first page for each month somewhat unusually reserved for a fullpage miniature. Hans otte the book of sounds book of hours face a face. This richly illuminated book of hours was created circa 1420.
Printed for presentation to the members of the roxburghe club, 2000. It is fitting that hans ottes stundenbuch book of hours, recorded by pianist roger woodward on a bosendorfer at the radio bremen concert hall, is a coproduction between celestial harmonies and radio bremen. Ryms heraldic shield is held by an angel on folio 42 recto, while van muntes heraldry is held by a dragon on folio 18 recto. Portal for facsimile editions of medieval manuscripts. Surely what woodward said about hans otte and his 48part magnum opus book of hours celestial. Published by macmillan publishing company, incorporated. The scenes from the life of christ, the saints and the old testament was alternating with allegorical decorations, diabolical and fantastic, drawn from nature or from everyday life. It is the most common type of surviving medieval illuminated manuscript. Kevin young chris cascarano march 31, 2014 death, birth, rebirth and the afterlife of grief are all present in kevin youngs new book of poetry, book of hours. These amaze with their highquality execution and varied design. From 1959 to 1984 he served as music director for radio bremen. The couple is represented throughout the manuscript in a number of ways.
By the early fifteenth century, the format of the book of hours had developed to satisfy the demands of private, as opposed to communal, devotion. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The book has more than one illustration on a page on multiple pages so this would be considered as montage. Printed book of hours giuseppe solmi studio bibliografico. Book of common prayer of the episcopal church, it was never used except in the united states. The manuscript is lavishly decorated with fullpage, halfpage miniatures and ornament in the margins depicting flowers, fruits, and small animals. All books of hours begin with a liturgical calendar listing the feast days of the church year. Stundenbuch book of hours pocket score english and. Jan 23, 2015 etta and otto, the first two characters in the title of emma hoopers debut novel, are a childless, elderly couple from rural saskatchewan. Study and meeting spaces book a meeting room for a group or sign up to use a private study room. Surely what woodward said about hans otte and his 48part magnum opus book of hours celestial harmonies 2592 is equally true in the case of bach. The socalled book of hours of ferdinand i of castile and his wife sancha is considered to be a primary work of 11th century visigothic illumination. It is fitting that hans otte s stundenbuch book of hours, recorded by pianist roger woodward on a bosendorfer at the radio bremen concert hall, is a coproduction between celestial harmonies and radio bremen. All other miniatures are of equally excellent quality.
Along with the traditional decoration found in flemish book of hours, this exemplar shows original. Mar 28, 2007 a book of hours reveals in ways i have never experienced the hidden wellspring of mertons contemplative life and art. Book of drolleries the croy hours facsimile edition. They were active in the early 15th century in france and burgundy, working in the style known as international gothic. It was performed live during the night of piano minimal music in collioure by nicolas horvath the 28th of june 20 it. Rosarium chester beatty library dublin, ms western 99. Both are also depicted in donor portraits, with van munte kneeling on. M4200 john and the poisoned cup, handpainted miniature from a printed book of hours, paris, c. These works were often personalized for individual patrons and illuminated with miniature paintings depicting the life of christ, the virgin mary, and individual saints.
Theme and variations the four temperaments for piano and string orchestra hans otte, piano. Ottn publishing can take any concept and turn it into a finished book. That some music doesnt open up through practice alone but ultimately only through reflection as it is philosophy in the end. These two recordings have been awarded the critics prize for the best klavier section cds of. Armistead and vickers, 1903 page images at hathitrust armour, margaret, ed the eerie book london. All the kids are fighting over the box and saying it is their house. This masterpiece is a manuscript that arose in bruges as the beginning of the 16th century, which features 63 fullpage miniatures. Introduction to the book of hours search this site links all images come from the manuscript collection of the koninklijke bibliotheek in the hague, and are used with their permission the headings below follow the structure of a generic book of hours, while the texts themselves are drawn primarily from the latinenglish primer of 1599. Simon benings flowers book of hours facsimile edition. The flowers book of hours by simon bening ranks among the most beautiful works of book illumination in general. The form of the divine office implemented on this site conforms to the 2003 book of divine worship, produced for roman catholics in pastoral provision parishes in the united states.
We are very pleased to announce that the otto bookstore is resuming curbside and instore pickups, effective immediately. Introduction to the book of hours search this site links. Facsimile edition description artists from ghent and bruges produced this remarkable book of hours between the end of the fifteenth century and the beginning of the sixteenth century. The book of hours poet the book of hours poet is a crossword puzzle clue that we have spotted 2 times. It is fitting that hans ottes stundenbuchbook of hours, recorded by pianist roger woodward on a bosendorfer at. Matins, lauds, prime, terce, sext, nones, compline, and vespers. One historiated initial 8 lines and five large decorated initials 69 lines with foliate margins containing occasional birds, insects, people, and hybrid creatures. Special collections library, university of michigan, 2011, also by evyn kropf and a. The preface 5 the offices for the seven canonical hours 18 the proper service of the season 61 the psalter of the hours.
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