Codex Calixtinus - Congaudeant catholici

Medieval chant from Codex Calixtinus.
Title: "Offertorium: Congaudeant catholici"
Service: Missa Sancti Iacobi
Performers: Grupo de Musica Alfonso X el Sabio, Director: Luis Lozano Virumbrales
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Congaudeant catholici,
letentur cives celici

Clerus pulcris carminibus
studeat atque cantibus.

(Refrain:) die ista

Hec est dies laudabilis,
divina luce nobilis.

Vincens herodis gladium,
accepit vite bravium.

(Refrain:) die ista

Qua iacobus palatia,
ascendit ad celestia.

(Refrain:) die ista

(Ergo carenti termino
benedicamus domino.

Magno patri familias
solvamus laudis gratias.)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Music
• Medieval
• Chant
• Codex
• Calixtinus
• Latin
• Religious
• Luis
• Lozano
• Virumbrales
• Santiago
• Compostela
• Christian
• Western

[DanVilAl]

I'd like to know the name of the album where it is found.

Excelent images as always!

[Callixtinus]

Codex Calixtinus: Missa Sancti Iacobi. Performers as shown on the annotation.

[herakles120]

Sounds like a composition of Magister Perotinus of the XII century.

[Callixtinus]

Interestingly enough, the Codex Calixtinus is one of the earliest samples of polyphony in religious music, a prelude, so to speak. Its author was formerly believed to be Pope Callixtus II (hence the name), however nowadays it is held that the actual author was a French scholar by the name of Aymeric Picaud.

[ScapularSaves]

I love this music because it makes you imagine these Trophs were sung on way to Pilgrimage with great joy

[ImperialGuard9001]

@acerb45666555 Roman Ancient Music was different from now. And these music came mostly from monastic orders many of wich were foudned after the Western Half of the Roman Empire had colapsed but who knows

[EPJM1750]

It was recuperated, Cogaudeant catholici is the oldest polyphony known to man

[ImperialGuard9001]

I dont believe Codex Calixtinus was stolen! Such demonic age we live on!

[Schell77]

Taruskin claims that this is not really a three-part composition, but two different accompaniments (one ornate, one homorhythmic) provided for the same chant. And that therefore performances like this are spurious.

[epn10]

where did you find the image of the original manuscript?

[PROSPE78]

@acerb45666555

an interesting idea. but the roman empire disapeared a long time befor. so we dont know it.

[gonzgarsan]

This chant is a representation of Notre Dame School, s. XII. From pilgrims in Spain, the way of Santiago of Compostela.

[DavidofThe]

Is this a particular style of chant? I find this to be one of my favorites and would be very interested in hearing more similar.

[pellemanu]

il primo caso di polifonia a 3 voci documentato in europa.

la terza voce è però stata aggiunta successivamente.

[Alberich36]

@acerb4566655 the ancient Romans probably would not have had an advanced form of polyphony such as this. This development occurred many centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire. However, as polyphony arose from chant, medieval monophonic Gregorian chant most likely had connections to ancient roman musical practice.