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A Chant-Based Polyphonic Setting of the Improperia: While reasons for replacing the masterful chant Improperia are few, a work by Senfl is beautiful and fitting.
The article discusses the reasons for replacing the Improperia chant used in the Good Friday Adoration of the Cross with a work by swiss composer, Senfl. The article focuses on the first chant of the Improperia series, explaining its unusual features, and analyses it melodically, discussing how its musical means create an effect of circularity.