Blasius Amon
Huelgas Ensemble, Paul van Nevel
The works of Blasius Amom c1560-1590 show distinct Venetian influences and due to this he is thought to have been a pupil of Andrea Gabrielli. Amom spent less than ten years as a composer, centred initially around the chapel of Archduke Ferdinand II in Innsbruck before entering the Franciscan order. He also studied in Venice in the early 1580s meeting the latest developments of the polychoral style. Paul van Nevel uses to phrase ‘balancing act’ to describe Amom’s Franco Flemish style with Venetian tendencies and notes a perceptible move towards tonality in his music. Starting with Missa Quatuor Vocum Pro Defunctis in the Franco Flemmish style the programme falls into two clear halves, the latter half comprises pleasingly expressive motets which incorporate the latest Venetian styles. A great introduction to Blasium Amom from one of our leading Renaissance specialist ensembles. [...]
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