Blowe, Northerne Wynd
Mediaeval carols and the story of St. Nicholas, with Donald Macleod.
Mediaeval carols and the story of St. Nicholas, with Donald Macleod.
Christmas celebrations encompassed a great variety of colourful traditions and musical occasions during medieval times. Peasants and nobles alike could look forward to many weeks of festivities, from Advent at the start of December, right through to Candlemas on 2nd February. Some of those customs we still recognise and celebrate today. Many are now lost or significantly altered. Donald is joined by early music expert, William Lyons, to examine how Christmas might have felt and sounded to our mediaeval ancestors.
Today, Donald and William introduce carols from Finland and Winter songs in Old English. Plus we discover the original story of St. Nicholas, before he became the Santa Claus figure we know today.
Anon. Gaudete
Steeleye Span
Anon. Personent hodie; Gaudete; Omnis mundus jucundetur
Retrover Ensemble, directed by Markus Tapio
Perotin: Alleluia Nativitas
The Hilliard Ensemble, directed by Paul Hillier
Miri it is while sumer ilast
Blowe, Northerne Wynd (arr. William Lyons)
Voice Trio
The Dufay Collective
Seint Nicholas was borne in the citee of Patras; Cantu mirro, summa laude; Sainte nicholaes; Salve cleri speculum - Salve iubar presulum
Anonymous 4
Dufay: Ce jour de l'an
Alta Bellezza
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Anon.
Gaudete
Performer: Steeleye Span.- EMI.
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Anonymous
Personent hodie - Gaudate
Ensemble: Retrover Ensemble, Helsinki. Director: Markus Tapio.- NAXOS : 8.-554180.
- NAXOS.
- 17.
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Anon.
Omnis mundus jucundetur
Ensemble: Retrover Ensemble, Helsinki. Director: Markus Tapio.- NAXOS : 8.-554180.
- NAXOS.
- 6.
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Pérotin
Alleluia Nativitas
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble. Director: Paul Hillier.- ECM RECORDS : 837 751-2-.
- ECM RECORDS.
- 7.
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Anonymous
Miri it is while sumer ilast
Ensemble: The Dufay Collective. Singer: John Potter.- CHANDOS : CHAN-9396.
- CHANDOS.
- 1.
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Anonymous
Dance: Miri it it
Ensemble: The Dufay Collective.- CHANDOS.
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Anonymous
Blowe, Northerne Wynd
Music Arranger: William Lyons. Ensemble: The Dufay Collective.- AVIE.
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Anonymous
Reading: Seint Nicholas was borne in the citee of Patras
Ensemble: Anonymous 4.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Anonymous
Conductus: Cantu mirro, summa laude
Ensemble: Anonymous 4.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Anonymous
Song: Seint Nicholaes
Ensemble: Anonymous 4.- HARMONIA MUNDI.
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Anonymous
Salve cleri speculum
Ensemble: Anonymous 4.- ANONYMOUS: And whanne oure Lorde lust to take Seint Nicholas.
- HARMONIA MUNDI.
- 15.
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Guillaume Dufay
Ce jour de l'an
Ensemble: Alta Bellezza.- ARCANA : A-122.
- ARCANA.
- 14.
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