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Medieval solar system

Leiden Aratea, Planetary configuration for 18 March 816 CE
Leiden, Universiteitsbibliotheek, ms Voss. lat. Q79, fol. 93v.
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Today's show is full of celestial music to celebrate the total eclipse visible in parts of the US! Various heavenly bodies are mentioned in texts set by composers like Thomas Tomkins, Francisco López Capillas, Johannes Ciconia, and Giovanni da Palestrina. We'll also hear selections from the opera Phaëton by Jean-Baptiste Lully, a cautionary tale about the son of the sun god who borrows the family vehicle. 

  • Anon.    Phebi claro nondum orto iubare    Concordian Dawn
  • Raimon Vidal    Entre'l Taur e'l Doble Signe    Concordian Dawn
  • Anon.    Quem terra pontus aethera    Cappella Pratensis
  • Jacob Obrecht    Ave maris stella    Piffaro
  • Hilaire Penet    Virgo Prudentissima    Pomerium
  • Thomas Tomkins    Above the Starrs    Emma Kirkby; Fretwork
  • Francisco Lopez Capillas    Cui luna, sol et omnia    Ex Cathedra
  • Johannes Ciconia    Le Ray au Soleyl    La Morra
  • Anon.    Stella Splendens    Psallentes & Zefiro Torna
  • Michelagnolo Galilei    Toccata    Lucas Harris, lute
  • Giovanni Da Palestrina    Deh, hor foss'io col vago de la luna    Concerto Italiano
  • Jean-Baptiste Lully    Phaeton (excerpts)    Tafelmusik
  • Johann Sebastian Bach    Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern     Tafelmusik
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