Notker Balbulus - Liber ymnorum (Schola Antiqua of Chicago)

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Composer: Notker Balbulus (c.840–912)

1. Alleluia. Dies sanctificatus illuxit nobis
2. Natus ante saecula
3. Laus tibi, Christe
4. Gaude, Maria virgo
5. Alleluia. Benedictus es
6. Festa Christi omnis christianitas celebret
7. Virginis venerandae
8. Iudicem nos inspicientem
9. Summi triumphum regis
10. Sancti Spiritus assit nobis gratia
11. Alleluia. Iustus ut palma florebit
12. Sancti baptistae Christi praeconis
13. Petre summe Christi pastor
14. Laurenti David
15. Stirpe, Maria, regia procreata
16. Magnum te, Michahelem
17. Psallat ecclesia
18. Alleluia. Beatus vir qui timet Dominum
19. Sacerdotem Christi Martinum
20. A solis occasu usque ad exortum
21. Deus in tua virtute
22. Agone triumphali
23. Quid tu, virgo

Schola Antiqua of Chicago

Michael Alan Anderson, director

Date: 2025

Label: Naxos

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Notker Balbulus, also known as Notker of St Gall or Notker the Stammerer, was a renowned Benedictine monk at the Abbey of St Gall in Switzerland who made substantial contributions to both the music and literature of his time. These include the Liber ymnorum, which forms an important collection of early musical sequences that celebrate special moments in the liturgical calendar. As the ‘very long melodies’ of the liturgical sequences were a formidable challenge to memorise, Notker created these texts as an aid to holding the melodies within the mind and memory. They are performed here by the acclaimed and insightful Schola Antiqua of Chicago.