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Posted on April 25, 2019April 25, 2019

#ChoralMarch – the playlist

Not sure how many people care but here are the Choral March selections of, um, choral music in playlist form..

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Posted on March 22, 2019March 21, 2019

#ChoralMarch: March 22nd, “Rorate caeli desuper”, Schola Gregoriana Hispana

Again from Schola Gregoriana Hispana, here is “Rorate Caeli”, also known as “Drop Down Ye Heavens From Above”    

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Posted on March 11, 2019March 10, 2019

#ChoralMarch 11th: “De Angelis”, Moines de Santo Domingo de Silos

Holding the title of having recorded the best-selling Gregorian Chant album of all time, the Benedictine Monks Of Santo Domingo de Silos have been described as : The ensemble is not…

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Posted on December 13, 2018

“Tower of Ivory, House of Gold”: the Litaniae Lauretanae with Mozart, Zelenka, Heiligenkreuz Abbey and Benedict XVI

Contrary to the name, the “Litany of Loreto” is most likely to have originated in Paris between 1150 and 1200, according to this site. It is a litany of praises and…

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