O Virgo Splendens

O Virgo Splendens ("O Splendid Virgin") is a monodic^[1] song (fol. 21v-22) from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, one of the oldest extant medieval manuscripts containing music.

Recordings

In modern times it has been recorded by many artists:

Jordi Savall, Hespèrion XX (album Llibre Vermell de Montserrat - siglo XIV, 1978)
New London Consort directed by Philip Pickett (album Llibre vermell, pilgrim songs & dances, 1992)
Ensemble Anonymus (album Llibre vermell, 1993)
Qntal (album Qntal II, 1995)
Studio der Frühen Musik directed by Thomas Binkley: "Llibre vermell" (album Secular music c1300, 1998)
Schelmish (album Codex lascivus, 2002)
Wolfenmond: "O virgo splendens" (album Wintersturm, 2005)
Ensemble Rayuela (album Rayuela, 2006)
Choeur de Chambre de Namur (album Llibre Vermell, 2007)

References

^ "Kingdom of Lochac – The SCA in Australia and New Zealand (Transcription to modern notation)" (PDF). www.sca.org.au. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

[1] "Kingdom of Lochac – The SCA in Australia and New Zealand (Transcription to modern notation)" (PDF). www.sca.org.au. Retrieved 30 June 2024.

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