This re-issue of early Medieval vocal music from Finland includes a unique reconstruction of 14th and 15th century Gregorian music that was performed in Finland in the memory of St. Henry, Finland's Patron Saint. Liturgical literature dealing with St. Henry is abundant and the music in this collection consists of extracts from masses and offices to St. Henry. Liturgical legend and oral tradition provide a colorful account of the English clergyman's mission to Finland where he was killed on January 20th, 1156. This day became the day for commemoration of the saint. He has been held to be the principal founder of the Church of Finland since the 1290s, when his relics were translated to the national shrine, the Church of Our Lady in Turku. The music collection Piae Cantiones was first published in 1582 by Jacobus Finno, the headmaster of the Turku Cathedral School. This collection of songs in Latin are not directly religious, but the texts have a strong Christian undercurrent. Apart from the liturgical material, almost the only music from the Middle Ages and the early modern era preserved in the Nordic countries consists of cantios. The cantios were mostly cultivated in schools and vary in construction and subject. A large number of the melodies in this collection can be traced back to the Middle Ages. However, about half the melodies have not been found in any other source. This collection of songs became very popular, and their first edition in Finnish language was published in 1616.

Tracklist:

Deus in Adiutorium - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster
Gaudeamus Omnes - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster
Sanctum Ericum Comitans - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster
Sanctus Ericus Dulcite - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster
Quidam Homines de Kwmo - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster
Martir Iste Militauit - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster
Multitudo Languencium - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster
O Vita Commendabilis - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster
Christi Pugil Eximius - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster 1
Digitus Martiris Gloriosi - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster 1
Mitator Saluatoris - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster 1
Perfecte Desiderium - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster 1
Omnes Gentes Iubilate - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster 1
Dum Deuotis Poscitur - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster 1
Preclari Patris Sanctitas - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster 1
Gaude Cetus Fidelium - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster 1
Alleluya. Pie Presul - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster 1
Ecce Magnus Presbiter - KÃ¶yhÃ¤t Ritarit/Cetus Noster 1
Iucundare Iugiter - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 2
Iucundare Iugiter - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 2
Cedit Hiems Eminus - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 2
Cedit Hiems Eminus - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 2
Aetas Carmen Melodiae - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 2
Aetas Carmen Melodiae - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 2
Iesu Dulcis Memoria - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 2
Ramus Virens Olivarum - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 2
Ave Funda Davidis - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 2
Zachaeus Arboris - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 2
Puer Natus in Bethlehem - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 3
De Radice Processerat - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 3
Verbum Caro Factum Est - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 3
Omnis Mundus Iucundentur - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 3
Paranymphus Adiens - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 3
Laetetur Ierusalem - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 3
Resonet in Laudibus - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 3
Jumalisten Joucko - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 3
Ad Cantus Laetitiae - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 3
Parvulus Nobis Nascitur - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 3
Kunniallisuuden Hyvys - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 4
Vanitatum Vanitas - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 4
Coeperit Faustis - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 4
Insignis Est Figura - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 4
Mars Praecurrit in Planetis - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 4
Mirum Si Laeteris - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir 4
Ad Perennis Vitae Fontem - Finnish Radio Chamber Choir
Piæ Cantiones: Iucundare Iugiter À 3
Piæ Cantiones: Iucundare Iugiter À 4
Piæ Cantiones: Cedit Hiems Eminus À 3
Piæ Cantiones: Cedit Hiems Eminus À 4
Piæ Cantiones: Ætas Carmen Melodiæ À 2
Piæ Cantiones: Ætas Carmen Melodiæ À 4
Piæ Cantiones: Jesu Dulcis Memoria À 4
Piæ Cantiones: Ramus Virens Olivarum
Piæ Cantiones: Ave Funda Davidis
Piæ Cantiones: Zachæus Arboris À 2
Piæ Cantiones: Puer Natus In Bethlehem À 4
Piæ Cantiones: De Radice Processerat
Piæ Cantiones: Verbum Caro Factum Est
Piæ Cantiones: Omnis Mundus Iucundetur
Piæ Cantiones: Paranymphus Adiens À 2
Piæ Cantiones: Lætetur Ierusalem
Piæ Cantiones: Resonet In Laudibus
Piæ Cantiones: Jumalisten Joucko
Piæ Cantiones: Ad Cantus Lætitiæ À 2
Piæ Cantiones: Parvulus Nobis Nascitur
Piæ Cantiones: Kunniallisuuden Hyvys
Piæ Cantiones: Vanitatum Vanitas
Piæ Cantiones: Coeperit Faustis
Piæ Cantiones: Insignis Est Figura
Piæ Cantiones: Mars Præcurrit In Planetis
Piæ Cantiones: Mirum Si Læteris
Piæ Cantiones: Ad Perennis Vitæ Fontem À 4

UPC: 761195123324
Label: Ondine
Release Date: 4.13.18
Format: CD

Noster / Ritarit - Medieval Chant & Early Vocal Music from Finland (2 CD)