Editors’ Notes Definitions of what constitutes “early music” vary, but most agree on it as an umbrella term for everything preceding the Baroque era. Plainchant, madrigals, Renaissance, and medieval: What follows is a mix—much of it liturgical or sacred—that celebrates the dawn of classical music as we know it. Our editors regularly update these selections, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.
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ALBUM
Media vita in morte sumus: I. Media vita (Incipit) - Nunc dimittis
By John SheppardDavid Skinner
1:41
Media vita in morte sumus: II. Media vita in morte sumus (Antiphona)
By John SheppardDavid Skinner
6:57
Media vita in morte sumus: III. Ne projicias nos (Versus I) - Sancte Deus
By John SheppardDavid Skinner
2:27
Media vita in morte sumus: IV. Noli claudere (Versus II) - Sancte fortis
By John SheppardDavid Skinner
2:03
Media vita in morte sumus: V. Qui cognoscis (Versus III) - Sancte et misericors
By John SheppardDavid Skinner
3:18
Missa Papae Marcelli: Kyrie
By Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaCopenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Ebbe Munk & Copenhagen Boys Choir
3:50
Missa Papae Marcelli: Gloria
By Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaCopenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Ebbe Munk & Copenhagen Boys Choir
5:30
Missa Papae Marcelli: Credo
By Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaCopenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Ebbe Munk & Copenhagen Boys Choir
8:39
Missa Papae Marcelli: Sanctus
By Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaCopenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Ebbe Munk & Copenhagen Boys Choir
3:52
Missa Papae Marcelli: Benedictus
By Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaCopenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Ebbe Munk & Copenhagen Boys Choir
3:02
Missa Papae Marcelli: Angus Dei I & II
By Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaCopenhagen Royal Chapel Choir, Ebbe Munk & Copenhagen Boys Choir
6:17
Missa "Ecce ancilla Domini": Kyrie
By Guillaume DufayBoston Church of the Advent Choir & Mark Dwyer
4:51
Missa "Ecce ancilla Domini": Gloria
By Guillaume DufayCharles Kamm, Boston Church of the Advent Choir & Mark Dwyer
4:39
Missa "Ecce ancilla Domini": Credo
By Guillaume DufayCharles Kamm, Boston Church of the Advent Choir & Mark Dwyer
8:08
Missa "Ecce ancilla Domini": Sanctus - Benedictus
By Guillaume DufayBoston Church of the Advent Choir & Mark Dwyer
5:24
Missa "Ecce ancilla Domini": Agnus Dei
By Guillaume DufayBoston Church of the Advent Choir & Mark Dwyer
4:24
Canti Guerrieri. Hor Che 'l Ciel e la Terra e 'l Vento Tace
By Claudio MonteverdiConcerto Vocale & René Jacobs
7:25
Missa Gloria Tibi Trinitas: III. Sanctus & Benedictus
By John TavernerPeter Phillips & The Tallis Scholars
7:25
