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Category: Chants

A medieval mystery

22.12.202022.12.2020 ~ BrendO ~ 1 Comment

What is this early chant all about? The assiduous reader will have seen this one in these pages some years ago. It's worth another run. (I won’t ask if you can sing it) Here’s the full text in case you can’t read it: Reno erat Rudolphus / Nasum rubrum habebat;Si quando hunc videbas, Hunc candere … Continue reading A medieval mystery

Antiphon by Hildegard, 8 March 2015

04.03.2015 ~ BrendO ~ 2 Comments

Hildegard of Bingen (1098 - 1179) shines as a beacon from the past, standing for the validity of a feminine voice and interpretation in a world where men wrote the rules and the history. Unlike many, Hildegard achieved a degree of recognition in her own times, and even more unusually left a significant body of work in thought, … Continue reading Antiphon by Hildegard, 8 March 2015

Psalm 105, 27 July 14

22.07.201424.07.2014 ~ BrendO ~ 5 Comments

Psalm 105 is a song of praise, as indeed are 106 and 107 that follow. The opening lines sound familiar, as such phrases occur throughout the Bible: Confitemini Domino et invocate nomen ejus Give glory to the Lord, and call upon his name The next verse narrows the focus to set the theme as historical narrative, evidence that has provided confidence for … Continue reading Psalm 105, 27 July 14

Mystery mediaeval music

15.12.201330.01.2014 ~ BrendO ~ 3 Comments

Quiz of the Season.  Thank you ladies and girls for the rendition of the Magnificat today. So, over half-way through Advent and just when you thought it was safe to open the mail, here's a twister. What is this early chant all about? (I won't ask if you can sing it) Of course, after our … Continue reading Mystery mediaeval music

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