Gregorian Chant from Westminster Cathedral
Westminster Cathedral Choir & *Benedictine Nuns of the Abbey of Notre-Dame, d’Argentan, Stephen Cleobury (director)
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$8.50Contents
Music around the year: Advent Hymn; Christmas Antiphon: Hodie; Processional Chant for Candlemass; Hymn for the cross; Easter Responsory: Surrexit Dominus; Two Easter versicles; Hymn to the Holy Spirit
Languages of the Chant: Kyrie; Trisagion from the Good Friday liturgy; Three Easter Allelujahs
Hours of the day and moments of life: Iam lucis; An evening hymn; Gregorian Grace; Two prayers of thanksgiving; Christmas hymn; Two antiphons for the funeral of Phillyp Sparowe; Funeral chant: In Paradisum
The Song School: A scripture reading; Medieval teaching aid: Ut queant laxis; Psalm: Laudate Dominum; Alma Redemptoris Mater
Instruments: motto from the organ loft; Instrumental plainsong: In Nomine (settings by John Taverner)
Pageants : The Laudes regiae or Royal acclamations: Chritus vincit
Benedictine Nuns of the Abbey of Notre-Dame, Argentan)
*Easter vigil: Lumen Christi; Exultet iam (mode 3) (Priest); Canticum: Cantemus Domino (mode 8); Alleluia : Confitemini Domini (mode 8) ; Litany ; Antiphon Vidi aquam (mode 8); Offertory: Dextera Domini ; Communion : Alleluiah (mode 6)
