Songs of Angels (2002)

Song of Angels, a selection of songs from Gauthier de Coincy's monumental verse narrative Les Miracles de Nostre-Dame, brings to life a fascinating page of medieval history, shedding light on the profound, and sometimes mysterious, connections between music and piety in thirteenth-century Europe. Despite the album title, these are songs dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Coincy's work, an extensive account of the many miracles attributed to St. Mary that includes a number of songs, reflects the growing importance of the Marian ... Read More

Song of Angels, a selection of songs from Gauthier de Coincy's monumental verse narrative Les Miracles de Nostre-Dame, brings to life a fascinating page of medieval history, shedding light on the profound, and sometimes mysterious, connections between music and piety in thirteenth-century Europe. Despite the album title, these are songs dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Coincy's work, an extensive account of the many miracles attributed to St. Mary that includes a number of songs, reflects the growing importance of the Marian cult. What makes Coincy (1177 - 1236) a crucial figure in the history of music is that this "trouvère monk," as he was known, created the earliest significant collection of vernacular Marian songs, as musicologist Robert Falck pointed out. While trouvère poetry and music are profoundly secular, even earthy, Coincy's songs dedicated to the Virgin Mary are not in any way profane, for the Marian cult in the Middle Ages sprang from the wellsprings of popular piety, which the Church... Read Less

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  $5.00 $16.98 Add to Cart Add this copy of Songs of Angels: Songs of Ecstasy By Gautier De Coincy to cart. $5.00, fair condition, Sold by Service First Media rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Taylorsville, KY, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Decca.

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