Rothenberg: The Flower of Paradise - Marian Devotion and Secular Song in Medieval and Renaissance Music Key_C edited by John Robinson

edited by John Robinson

warm and very expressive sound that makes it a versatile instrument capable of playing music from the 18th century to present day

Volker Kernbach Soprano Shawm Cane Reed with staple

Der Tag mit seinem Lichte

Rothenberg: The Flower of Paradise - Marian Devotion and Secular Song in Medieval and Renaissance Music Key_C edited by John RobinsonThere is a striking similarity between Marian devotional songs and secular love songs of the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Two disparate genresone sacred, the other secular; one Latin, the other vernacularboth praise an idealized, impossibly virtuous woman. Each does so through highly stylized derivations of traditional medieval song forms Marian prayer derived from earlier Gregorian chant, and love songs and lyrics from medieval courtly song. Yet