Alan Gibbs
A MEDIEVAL CHRISTMAS for organ
Bardic Edition BDE814
Three pieces for organ.
These pieces may be played as a suite or separately. They are based on melodies found in the English Hymnal and Oxford Book of Carols: the first is from the 13th century Sarum Antiphoner (EH 14), the second is the 15th century. Song of the Nuns of Chester (OBC 67), and the last a Christmas sequence from the Sarum Graduale (EH 22). You may detect the odd nod to isorhythm and hocket. Alan Gibbs
Total duration c.15 minutes
These pieces may be played as a suite or separately. They are based on melodies found in the English Hymnal and Oxford Book of Carols: the first is from the 13th century Sarum Antiphoner (EH 14), the second is the 15th century. Song of the Nuns of Chester (OBC 67), and the last a Christmas sequence from the Sarum Graduale (EH 22). You may detect the odd nod to isorhythm and hocket. Alan Gibbs
Total duration c.15 minutes
