Du tout plongiet – Fors seulement

The chansons of Antoine Brumel, a master of late fifteenth-century French secular song, often explore themes of love and despair. This striking setting for four-part male voices (TBBB) is a fine example, lamenting a lover's complete plunge into a lake of despair, finding himself without hope or fortune. The text poignantly expresses the torment of this longing, with the singer fearing the loss of his beloved and feeling only pain. Brumel’s rich harmonies and contrapuntal skill perfectly capture the emotional weight of the words, making it a compelling choice for a choir seeking expressive Renaissance part-music.