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Sacred Fragments
13th and 14th century sacred music and readings from England.
Part of the Colchester Early Music 2018 Series
Add to my Calendar 11-11-2018 14:30 11-11-2018 16:30 36 Sacred Fragments Played on a sweet and angelic harp with readings interspersed from the medieval mystic Julian of Norwich, a poem from a commonplace book on the shortness of life, comedy from one of the Towneley plays… The guiding idea behind this programme is the fact that so much English music from the Middle Ages is preserved only in very random and fragile ways – in fragments. This is more an exploration of a harmonic world than a recreation of the sound of the Middle Ages and some music is liberally treated to a dose of improvisatory ecstasy, adding to its already meditative quality. St Andrew's Church, Colchester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Andrew's Church
Church Lane
Marks Tey
Colchester
Essex
CO6 1LW
England
Programme
Anonymous – Beata viscera
Performers
Leah Stuttard – Harp
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Programme Note
Played on a sweet and angelic harp with readings interspersed from the medieval mystic Julian of Norwich, a poem from a commonplace book on the shortness of life, comedy from one of the Towneley plays… The guiding idea behind this programme is the fact that so much English music from the Middle Ages is preserved only in very random and fragile ways – in fragments.
This is more an exploration of a harmonic world than a recreation of the sound of the Middle Ages and some music is liberally treated to a dose of improvisatory ecstasy, adding to its already meditative quality.
