Medieval Christmas
Item Number: 8335
Orlando Consort
Although Medieval Christmas celebrations primarily consisted of over-eating, flirtation, hunting and drinking, each day began with a mass. Sacred and secular traditions and customs were often intertwined as part of a season of celebration which culminated with the feast of the Epiphany. On this new CD, the Orlando Consort offers an unusual & wide-ranging collection of secular and liturgical music from England, France and the Low Countries. To read the texts of these pieces is to un-knot the various traditions that are otherwise confused by today's pick-and-mix carol concerts. While not strictly chronological, the disc is divided into five sections - Prophecy, New Year's Day, The Carol, Narrative Motets and Noel - which illustrate key themes of the music of this period.
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2. Dana Scallon: Musical Artist, Faithful Messenger 12/19/2008
3. Las Posadas 12/02/2008
4. Advent and Christmas Resources for Children 11/26/2008
5. Gregorian Chant Resources 11/25/2008
6. A History of Christmas Cards 11/25/2008
7. Good King Wenceslas 11/25/2008
8. The Nativity Fast in the Eastern Churches 11/18/2008
9. Music for Advent and Christmas 11/13/2008
10. Catholic Advent Resources 11/04/2008
11. The History and Meaning of Advent 10/21/2008
12. Catholic Activity Books for Kids and Families 10/13/2008
13. Choosing a Catholic Calendar 10/13/2008
14. Bethlehem, the City of David 10/01/2008
15. About Mystic Monk Coffee 10/01/2008
16. The Jesse Tree Tradition 08/06/2008
17. The Nativity Scene 08/06/2008
18. Who were the Wise Men? 08/06/2008
19. The History of Christmas Carols and Hymns 07/16/2008
20. The Tradition of Midnight Mass 07/11/2008
21. The Advent Calendar 07/10/2008
22. The Real St. Nicholas 07/08/2008
23. Feast of St. John Neumann 01/02/2008
24. Feast of Epiphany 01/02/2008
25. Feast of the Holy Family 12/29/2007
26. Feast of St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr 12/28/2007
27. Feast of St. John the Evangelist 12/26/2007
28. Feast of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 12/26/2007
29. What are the Twelve Days of Christmas? 12/24/2007
30. Feast of St. Stephen, Martyr 12/24/2007
31. Feast of St. Basil the Great 12/21/2007
32. Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 12/21/2007
33. Feast of the Holy Innocents 12/18/2007
34. Blessing for an Advent Wreath 12/01/2007
35. History of the Advent Wreath 12/01/2007
36. How to Learn Chant - Part II 05/01/2006
37. How to Learn Chant - Part I 04/27/2006
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