Carols and Revelries
Donald Macleod and William Lyons explore community Christmas traditions during the Middle Ages, including carol singing, Christmas plays and gift giving.
Donald Macleod presents seasonal music for dancing, feasting and social occasions.
This week, Donald Macleod marks the beginning of the season of Advent by exploring Christmas music and stories from the Middle Ages. Christmas celebrations encompassed a great variety of colourful traditions and musical occasions during medieval times. Peasants and nobles alike could look forward to many weeks of festivities, from Advent at the start of December, right through to Candlemas on 2nd February. Some of those customs we still recognise and celebrate today. Many are now lost or significantly altered. Donald is joined by early music expert, William Lyons, to examine how Christmas might have felt and sounded to our medieval ancestors
In their final programme, Donald and William explore community Christmas traditions during the Middle Ages. Including carol singing, Christmas plays and gift giving.
Nowell, owt of youre sleep aryse
Adam lay ibowndyn (arr. William Lyons)
Ye have so longe kepe schepe (instrumental)
Voice Trio
The Dufay Collective, directed by William Lyons
Nowell, nowell, nowell
Gothic Voices
Hayl Mary ful of grace
Voice Trio
The Dufay Collective, directed by William Lyons
Coventry Carol
The King's Singers
Halle: Dieus soit en cheste maison
Sequentia
Dufay: Bonjour, bon mois
Ensemble All茅gorie
Lantins, A: Ce jour de l鈥檃n, belle je vous supply
Le miroir de musique, directed by Baptiste Romain
Dufay: Ce jour de l'an
The Hilliard Ensemble
Gresley Dances (arr. William Lyons)
The Dufay Collective, directed by William Lyons
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Nowell, owt of youre sleep aryse
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Adam lay ibowndyn
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Ye have so longe kepe schepe
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Nowell, nowell, nowell
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Esperance
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Hayl Mary, ful of grace
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Coventry Carol
Ensemble: The King鈥檚 Singers.- SIGNUM : SIGCD-502.
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Adam de la Halle
Dieus soit en cheste maison
Ensemble: Sequentia.- DEUTCHE HM : 88697568322.
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Guillaume Dufay
Bon jour, bon mois
Ensemble: Ensemble Allegorie.- ALPHA : 0-54.
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Arnold de Lantins
Ce jour de l'an, belle je vous supply
Ensemble: Le Miroir de Musique. Director: Baptiste Romain.- RICERCAR.
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Guillaume Dufay
Ce jour de l'an
Ensemble: The Hilliard Ensemble.- THE GIFT OF MUSIC : CDG 1117.
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