Tag Archives: English Church Music: Anthems and Motets

Dec 13

Hodie Christus natus est [Christ is born today] (Luke 2:11) – Giovanni Gabrieli

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Giovanni Gabrieli

Giovanni Gabrieli (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Luke 2:11 [Latin]

11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

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Hodie Christus natus est, Christmas motet for 8 voices arranged in two separate choirs, composed by Giovanni Gabrieli (1554/1557-1612)


Performed by University Choir Munich
Munich Brass Connection
Director: John Kleinjung

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MP3: Gabrieli: Hodie Christus natus est

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Hodie Christus Natus Est (Christ Is Born Today) (Hodie Christus natus est). Composed by Gabrieli. For double choir. Christmas. Difficult. Published by Concordia Publishing House (CR.97-5758U1).

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Jan 04

O taste and see (Psalm 34:8) – Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Vaughan Williams in 1919, by William Rothenstein

Psalm 34:8

8 O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in him.

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O taste and see, composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953


Performed by The Choir of Somerville College, Oxford

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Sacred and Secular Songs: O Taste and See / Stephen Darlington, Christ Church Cathedral Choir

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English Church Music, Volume 1: Anthems and Motets composed by Robert King. Arranged by John Rutter. For SATB choir with keyboard/unaccompanied/basso continuo. Mixed Voices. Oxford Choral Classics Collections. Sacred, Choral Collection. Vocal score. 384 pages. Published by Oxford University Press