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Mary takes a central place in the story of Christ's birth, and the growing veneration of Mary during the Middle Ages is reflected by the number of pieces about her. The last sums up the tenor of this chapter: 'The light shines forth from above here is the day that the prophets foretold'. Two Gregorian chants are embraced by Latin songs from Aquitania. The third chapter ('Lux') is about the image of Christ as the light of the world. It ends with Christ's reply to the foolish virgins: 'Amen I say, I know you not'. This chapter represents a particular element of the coming of Christ: that he comes as a judge. It is about the image of Christ as the bridegroom, and it includes a reference to Jesus's parable of the wise and the foolish virgins. The next chapter is called 'Sponsus', and includes four excerpts from a miracle play with that title, written in Aquitania in the 11th century. The programme opens with two pieces under the title of 'Hodie!' After a piece of plainchant (Today Christ is born) we hear a song from Aquitania, which is about the birth of Christ, with references to the past ('spoken of in the writings of David') and to the future ('brings both natures to the Cross'). Here they are the thread through a programme which has been divided into six chapters which deal with the various aspects of Christmas music. Gregorian melodies have been included in many compositions and have inspired many composers. The programme includes five pieces of plainchant, which has been the core of sacred music for many centuries. This concerns the subject matter, the character of the music and the language of the lyrics. The latest disc rather focuses on the Middle Ages, and includes mainly pieces from France and England.Īnne Azéma, in her liner-notes, points out that there was much variety in Christmas repertoire across Europe during the Middle Ages. In my collection I have an Erato disc from 1990, called 'Noël, Noël!', which includes music from France, written between 12. It is not the only programme with Christmas music that the ensemble has produced and performed. The disc under review here has its roots in a recording from the 1970s, whose programme has since then been changed, extended, and brought up to date. The ensemble mainly focuses on music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, although it also has recorded American music of much later periods. The disc under review here is one of many that Boston Camerata recorded in the course of its history.

#CRISTUS NATUS EST PDF#

Reviewed as a stereo 16/44 download with pdf booklet from Īs Christmas is one of the highlights of the year in the Christian world, there is a large repertoire of music connected to this season, from simple folk music to sophisticated oratorios of the great composers.

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