Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences, credited to John Mason Neale, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences by John Mason Neale. Read in English by Devorah Allen; Leni; Lynda Marie Neilson; KevinS; esharp; Adrian Stephens; Alan Mapstone This book is a collection of English translations of medieval Latin hymns. It contains interesting historical and/or liguistic facts about each hymn, some of which are still used in one form or other in the modern Christian church. Note: An asterisk implies a belief that the piece so marked has not previously appeared in an English translation. (The Author) - Summary by Devorah Allen

Recording facts

• Recording title: Mediaeval Hymns and Sequences
• Author credits: John Mason Neale
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 46
• Combined MP3 track duration: 3:46:22

Catalogue topics

• Latin
• medieval
• hymns
• hymnal

Opening tracks: first 24 of 46

1. 00 - Introduction — 4:01
2. 01 - Pange lingua gloriosi. Venantius Fortunatus. About 580. — 5:06
3. 02 - Vexilla Regis prodeunt. Venantius Fortunatus. About 580. — 4:46
4. 03 - *Apparebit repentina magna Dies Domini. Seventh century. — 6:56
5. 04 - *Sancti, venite, Corpus Christi sumite. Seventh century. — 2:08
6. 05 - *Hymnum canentes Martyrum. Venerable Bede. Died 735. — 4:26
7. 06 - Urbs beata Jerusalem. Eighth century. — 5:25
8. 07 - Gloria, laus, et honor. St. Theodulph of Orleans. Died 821. — 4:28
9. 08 - Tibi, Christe, Splendor Patris. B. Hrabanus Maurus. Died 856. — 2:02
10. 09 - *Lauda, Mater Ecclesia. St. Odo of Cluny. — 2:50
11. 10 - *Chorus Novæ Jerusalem. B. Fulbert of Chartres. Died about 1029. — 3:01
12. 11 - *Audi nos, Rex Christe. Eleventh century. — 1:31
13. 12 - *Gravi me terrore pulsas, vitæ dies ultima. St. Peter Damian. Died 1072. — 5:11
14. 13 - *Crux mundi benedictio. St. Peter Damian. Died 1072. — 3:08
15. 14 - *Cives Cœlestis Patriæ. Marbodus of Rennes. Died 1125. — 23:12
16. 15 - Lætabundus. St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Died 1153. — 3:25
17. 16 - *Hic breve vivitur. Bernard of Cluny. Twelfth century. — 16:55
18. 17 - *Patris Sapientia, Bonitas Divina. Twelfth century. — 7:04
19. 18 - *Cœnam cum discipulis. Twelfth century. — 6:47
20. 19 - *Jucundare, plebs fidelis. Adam of St. Victor. Died about 1180. — 7:57
21. 20 - *Ecce dies celebris. Adam of St. Victor. — 5:40
22. 21 - *Zyma vetus expurgetur. Adam of St. Victor. — 8:54
23. 22 - *Laudes Crucis attollamus. Adam of St. Victor. — 8:40
24. 23 - *Quam dilecta tabernacula. Adam of St. Victor. — 11:27

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