This program proceeds from the early music of the Eastern churches to the establishment of music as part of the Christian liturgy; the influence of Pope Gregory and the first composers for the Church; Notre-Dame de Paris and other religious centers; Léonin, Pérotin, Guillaume de Machaut; the birth of secular song; Walther von der Vogelweide, Landini, Dunstable, and Dufay. Contents include excerpts from: Traditional Gregorian, Hebrew, and Greek chants; Léonins Rejoice, O Virgin Mary; Estampie from the Manuscript du Roi; Pérotins Viderunt Omnes; Tempus est iocundum from Carmina Burana; Walther von der Vogelweide, Palestinalied; Machaut, Il mest avis, Quant je suis mis, Gloria from Notre-Dame Mass; Landinis Questa Fanciulla Amor and LAlma Mia Piange; Dunstables Veni Sancte Spiritu; and Dufays Ave Regina Coelorum. (60 minutes)
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