Officium (Parce mihi Domine)
Context
On the album Officium, saxophonist Jan Garbarek improvises around the polyphonic singing of the Hilliard Ensemble. "Parce mihi Domine" is a motet by Cristóbal de Morales, present in three versions on the album. Recorded in an Austrian monastery, the album is one of ECM's biggest successes, with more than 1.5 million copies sold.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Nordic jazz, ECM and European jazz. Among the origins and influences of Nordic jazz: ECM and European jazz, Modal.