#2486: Chant Wars

For this edition of New Sounds, listen to medieval chant and its contemporary descendants with music from the groups Sequentia, Chanticleer, Trio Medieval, The Mediaeval Baebes, and others. Sequentia teams up with the vocal ensemble Dialogos, on the CD, “Chant Wars,” which illuminates the legendary 9th-century confrontation between the Frankish cantors of the Carolingian emperors and the European chant traditions the emperor sought to replace with these ‘new’ musical repertoires and vocal styles. Perhaps we’ll even hear the lament on the death of Charlemagne. Also on the show, music from Chanticleer’s most recent CD of sacred chant, Sound in Spirit, drawing from traditions as diverse as Native American and Japanese, Byzantine and Tibetan, and even incorporating overtone singing. Plus, sample from Trio Medieval’s recent record of chants from the 13th century, and the latest from the Mediaeval Baebes.

PROGRAM #2486, Chant Wars (First aired on Monday, 12-13-05)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Sequentia & Dialogos	Chant Wars	Alleluia [3:30]	Deutche Harmonia Mundi #66649 ** www.sonybmgmasterworks.com *
Chanticleer	Sound In Spirit	Beata [8:30]	Warner Classics #61941 ** www.chanticleer.org
Trio Medieval	Stella Maris	Dou Way Robyn/Sancta Mater [4:00]	ECM #1929 ** www.ecmrecords.com*
Chanticleer	Sound In Spirit	Sarah Hopkins: Past Life, Melodies [9:00]	See above.
Medieval Baebes	Mistletoe and Wine	In Dulce Jubilo [4:00]	Nettwerk #30329 www.nettwerk.com Info at www.mediaevalbaebes.com
HARC	Inside Chants	Ave Maria [3:00]	Private release www.ruthcunningham.com
Alfred Schnittke	Requiem/Concerto for Mixed Chorus	Requiem [4:00]	Classico Available at Amazon.com* or from E-music.com
Michel Godard & Monks of Ligugé Abbey	Repons	Conditor Alme Siderum [2:30] Kyrie [2:00]	Studio SM #2490 Out of print
Sequentia & Dialogos	Chant Wars	A solis Ortu, excerpt [3:00]	See above.

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