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[colliemommie]

Courtesy of filkferengi, from whom I get all my best music recommendations. Two versions of "Gaudete, Christus est natus". Great 16th century song (first published in a book of Finnish and Swedish songs in 1582), with gorgeous harmonies.

I like the Steeleye Span one best, personally. There's no ritard or pause between verses and the harmonies sound richer than the Mediaeval Babes version (yay men singing). I also think it's a very interesting look at the performance...they obviously have a wonderful feel for what everyone else is doing, and I don't think anyone opens their eyes throughout the whole thing.

Avoid the comments on youtube...they devolve into people arguing about what is and is not "correct" Latin pronounciation. Because, there totally is such a thing as "correct Latin pronouciation". Ya know.

Comments

[colliemommie.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's twangy. But I figure that in 400 plus years of being basically a folk song sung by non-native speakers it's been done a lot worse a lot of times.

[thexphial.livejournal.com]

Being back in choir has ruined me for twangy diction, but only in Latin or Spanish. I usually ignore it in English.

[thexphial.livejournal.com]

Here's an example of when the twang doesn't bother me at all, ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D8YEgANLow