GREGORIAN CHANT:

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ENSEMBLE SEQUENTIA – SONGS OF GODRIC

MIRIE IT IS WHILE SUMER ILAST

SUMER IS ICUMEN IN

SUMER IS ICUMEN IN – 1972 MUNICH OLYMPICS

Advances in musical notation allowed the first English folk songs to be preserved in writing in the early 1200s. These songs include “Mirie It Is While Sumer Ilast”  and “Sumer Is Icumen In.” In this episode, we explore the Greek contribution to music, and trace those developments to Medieval England and the earliest songs composed in the English language.

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