Medieval and Renaissance Christmas music.

Format:

Sound recording

Author/Creator:

Sixteen (Musical group), performer.

Contributor:

Christophers, Harry, conductor.

Language:

English

German

Latin

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Carols, English--England.

Carols, English.

Carols.

England.

Carols--Europe.

Christmas music.

Motets.

Europe.

Genre:

Sound recordings.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

Other Title:

Christmas music from medieval and Renaissance Europe.

Place of Publication:

London : Hyperion, [1987]

System Details:

digital

optical

1.4 m/s

stereo

digital recording

Contents:

Puer natus est nobis : Plainsong (3:06)

Nowell, nowell: In Bethlem : anon., 15th cent. (2:16)

Gaudete : traditional, collected in Piae Cantiones, 1582 (1:25)

Nesciens Mater / Walter Lambe (4:52)

The song of the nuns of Chester : ca. 1425 manuscript (3:09)

Coventry carol : traditional, 1591 manuscript (3:22)

The boar's head carol : 1521 manuscript (1:27)

Videte miraculum / Thomas Tallis (9:48)

Quem pastores laudavere : traditional, German 15th cent. manuscript (2:17)

Pueri, concinite (1:52) ; O magnum mysterium (2:22) ; Resonet in laudibus (1:19) / Jacob Handl

In dulci jubilo : traditional, German 14th century (2:46)

Riu, riu chiu : traditional, Spanish medieval (printed 1556) (2:15)

Nesciens Mater / Jean Mouton (5:49)

Omnes de Saba / Orlandus Lassus (3:20).

Participant:

The Sixteen ; Harry Christophers, director.

Notes:

Title on container: Christmas music from medieval and Renaissance Europe.

Sung in Latin, English, German or Spanish.

Recorded on May 7 and 9, 1987.

Compact disc.

Digital recording.

The 1st 8 works under the heading "from England...," the remaining 8 under the heading "from the continent...."

Program notes by Nicolas Robertson, and texts in the original languages with English translations as needed (11 p.) inserted in container.

OCLC:

22214217

Publisher Number:

CDA66263 Hyperion