Capriccio Stravagante / Cappella Mariana / Skip Sempé

If there was such a thing as a hit in the Renaissance, it was »Doulce mémoire« by Pierre Sandrin. This French chanson is about the (bitter)sweet memory of a lost love, which the composer set to a melody that is as catchy as it is melodious. This polyphonic setting was one of the best-known songs of its time and was widespread throughout Europe at the time – even entire masses were inspired by the chanson.