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Ensemble Gemma - 400 Years of Chant in the Birgittine Order Music CD

Ensemble Gemma - 400 Years of Chant in the Birgittine Order Music CD

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Welcome into the Birgittine sisters' world of Gregorian chant! Also known as Frälsarorden, the Birgittine Order is the only one with Scandinavian origins. Saint Birgitta (ca 1303-1373) and her collaborator and confessor, Petrus Olavi of Skänninge, laid it's foundations in Rome, in the 1350s. Birgitta had moved there in 1349, and remained in that city for the rest of her life. After the first Birgittine abbey opened in Vadstena in 1384, the order rapidly spread across Europe. The chants on this recording are from the Birgittine Abbey, Maria Refugie in Uden, The Netherlands and this is the first time that chants from the rich collection in Maria Refugie have been recorded. It is also the first recording of the Birgittine repertoire from sources dating after the Middle Ages. The ensemble has selected 37 chants that reflect the musical and textual richness of Cantus sororum. The material spans more than 400 years, yet forms a coherent repertoire that belongs to the Gregorian chant tradition in all important aspects, with a Birgittine twist.

Tracklist:

  1. Sunday: I. Invitatory - Trinum Deum
  2. Sunday: II. Matins Hymn - O Trinitatis
  3. Sunday: III. Third Matins Responsory: Maria Summe
  4. Sunday: IV. Sext Antiphon - Omnia Mandata
  5. Monday: I. Invitatory - Regem Angelorum
  6. Monday: II. Lauds Antiphone - Angeli Archangeli
  7. Monday: III. Lauds Hymn - In Throno Deo
  8. Monday: IV. Responsorium Breve - Angelorum Domina
  9. Monday: V. Magnificat Antiphone - Magnificetur Rex
  10. Tuesday: I. Invitatory - Filium Dei
  11. Tuesday: II. Benedictus Antiphon - Benedictus Sis Tu
  12. Tuesday: III. Vespers Antiphon - Omnem Potestatem
  13. Tuesday: IV. Compline Hymn - Victum Vitalem
  14. Wednesday: I. Invitatory - Ortum Virginis
  15. Wednesday: II. Third Matins Responsory - Solem Justicie
  16. Wednesday: III. Lauds Antiphon - Nativitas Gloriose
  17. Wednesday: IV. Prime Antiphon - Nativitatem Recolamus
  18. Thursday: I. Invitatory - Ave Maria
  19. Thursday: II. Matins Antiphon - Congratulamini Filio Deo
  20. Thursday: III. Lauds Antiphon - O Admirabile Commercium
  21. Thursday: IV. Benedicamus Devotis Mentibus
  22. Thursday: V. Sext Antiphon - Germinavit Radix Jesse
  23. Friday: I. Invitatory - Regem Virginis
  24. Friday: II. Matins Antiphon - Benedictum Sit Nomen
  25. Friday: III. Versiculus - Spineo Serto
  26. Friday: IV. Sext Antiphon - Tremor Terre
  27. Friday: V. Vespers Antiphon - Annuntietur In Universa
  28. Saturday: I. Invitatory - In Honorem Virginis
  29. Saturday: II. Second Matins Responsory - Que Est Ista
  30. Saturday: III. Lauds Antiphon - Assumpta Est Maria
  31. Saturday: IV. Benedictus Antiphon - Que Est Ista
  32. Saturday: V. Prime Antiphon - Maria Virgo Assumpta
  33. Saturday: VI. Sext Resp. Breve - Ad Coronam Leticie
  34. Saturday: VII. Vespers Antiphon - Jam Letaris
  35. Saturday: VIII. Vespers Hymn - O Quam Glorifica
  36. Saturday: IX. Magnificat Antiphon - Maria, Maria
  37. Saturday: X. Compline Antiphon - Cum Iocundate

UPC: 7393338182825
Label: Sterling
Release Date: 6.1.18
Format: CD

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