Nox Arcana - Coventry Carol

Song: Coventry Carol (Track 14)
Band: Nox Arcana
Album: Winter's Knight (2.005)

The "Coventry Carol" is a Christmas carol dating from the 16th century. The carol was performed in Coventry in England as part of a mystery play called The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors. The play depicts the Christmas story from chapter two in the Gospel of Matthew. The carol refers to the Massacre of the Innocents, in which Herod orders all male infants under the age of two in Bethlehem to be killed. The lyrics of this haunting carol represent a mother's lament for her doomed child. It is the only carol that has survived from this play.
It is notable as a well-known example of a Picardy third. The author is unknown. The oldest known text was written down by Robert Croo in 1534, and the oldest known printing of the melody dates from 1591.[1] The carol is traditionally sung a cappella. There is an alternative setting of the carol by Kenneth Leighton. (Wikipedia)

Celebrate the spirit of the season with Nox Arcana and enter an enchanted realm of ghosts, dark angels and winter magic. This musical ghost story follows the path of a mysterious knight as he wanders the ruins of a haunted cathedral set in the mythical Ebonshire forest.
The arrangements on this album incorporate acoustic guitars and mandolins to achieve a medieval minstrel sound. Gregorian choirs, pipe organ, chimes, and violin compliment the moody blend of original instrumentals, while guest vocalists perform gothic renditions of traditional holiday carols, including a foreboding version of the lullaby "Coventry Carol," and the minstrel's favorite "Past Time With Good Company."
(http://www.noxarcana.com)


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Music

Tags:

• Nox
• Arcana
• gothic
• dark
• ambient
• horror
• Joseph
• Vargo
• William
• Piotrowski
• winters
• knight
• Coventry
• Carol

[DeathIIV]

i use to not like this song now i LOVE it

[volcanowolf]

@DeathIIV Yeah this is an amazing cover :)

[ThePizzadude93]

What a lovely song! Nox Arcana Chose some great songs!