25 mixes with songs by “Anonymous 4”

Music to accompany part 2 of A History of Classical Music through Recordings. Read more at http://musicisgood.org/2011/12/from-chant-to-polyphony/

Part 5 of A History of Classical Music through Recordings, available at http://musicisgood.org/2012/05/the-13th-century-motet/.

282 selections, all 1 minute or less in duration. Best variety on the site. Great if you have a really short attention span.

Music to accompany a blog post, 15 February 2012.

Eight tracks including music by Anonymous 4, Ensemble Clément Janequin, Ensemble Organum, and Ensemble Organum.

"In these things there lies a deep meaning;
I want to tell it, but have forgotten the words.”

Including Anonymous 4, Arvo Pärt & BSRT Female Choir.

Hæc amatorum mensis Maii collectio musicæ mediæ & renascentiæ Ætatis XVII madrigales & altera genera carminum dulcis amoris in lingua latina sed uulgare sive barbara tam anglica in exemplum continet. Multa opera sunt uocalia non modo bardorum uel compositorum tamquam de Francisco Patauino uel Iohanne Symone sed etiam de quibusque anonymis cantatoribus qui omnes flagrantiam blandiendi dominarum pulcherissimarum aut desiderium eas inuitandi ad saltationem intonunt

"'It is good to renew one's wonder," said the philosopher. 'Space travel has again made children of us all."' - Ray Bradbury, The Martian Chronicles.

Hæc mensis Aprilis collectio antiquæ musicæ mediæ et renascentiæ Ætatis alternatim uel uitæ actiuæ et carnalis uel spiritalis et contemplatiuæ XII cantica aut orationes continet. Cantores et bardi inter alia uerem, faciem dulcem, quemquam ducem aut gloriam paschalem in lingua latina sed uulgare sicut in operibus S. Hildegardis Bingensis, Gulielmi Dufay et Ægidii Binchois, Francisci Landini aut anonymorum compositorum intonant.

No instruments included

eight songs about the holy mother, mary, maria.