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Program: #03-51 Air Date: Dec 22, 2003

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Again, all in sound, almost no words—we hear music for the season newly recorded by Anonymous 4, Lionheart, and the Westminster Cathedral choir.

Preservation of this program is made possible by a generous grant in honor of Ann C. & William J. Moran.

From Wolcum Yule with Anonymous 4 and Andrew Lawrence-King, harps & psaltery (Harmonia Mundi CD HMU 907325).

trad. Irish: Good People All.
trad. Scottish: Balulalow.
HENRY VIII: Grene growith the holy.
trad. English: The Cherry Tree carol.
trad. Cornish: Can wassel (Wassail Song).

From Palestrina: Music for Advent and Christmas with the Westminster Cathedral Choir, Martin Baker, Master of Music (Hyperion CD CDA67396).

PALESTRINA (1525/6-1594): Hodie Christus natus est.
PALESTRINA: O magnum mysterium.
PALESTRINA: O admirabile commercium.

From Tydings Trew: Medieval English Carols and Motets with Lionheart (Koch CD KIC CD 7562).

Anon.: A, my dere, a, my dere Son (carol).
Anon.: Hayl Mary, ful of grace (carol).
Anon.: As I outrode this endres night (carol).
Anon.: Ecce, quod natura (carol).
Anon.: Nowel, nowel (carol).

Composer Info

PALESTRINA (1525/6-1594)

CD Info

CD HMU 907325, CDA67396, KIC CD 7562.

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