>From my collection of 'historic' Christmas music for voice and lute: Th. Campion - Now winter nights enlarge the number of their hours (lute song) H. Lawes - A glee at Christmas (1699) G.P. Cima - Nativitas tua Dei genetrix (1610) Marini - Nativita di Christo (1622) A. Schlick - Maria Zart Messaus - A whole collection of 17th century Dutch Christmas songs, solo voice as well as four part Praetorius - An endless supply of German and Latin Christmas songs that are easily arranged for one voice and lute (or just play from the score) R. Michael - Weinachtsgeschichte (for up to six voices, but can be done with one voice and a lute, of course. It has a capella recits for an Evangelist, lasts 20 minutes, quite a show) Anon. - The Coventry Carol Anon- - There is no rose of such virtue (from the LPM collection of Five English Medieval Carols) Anon. - What child is this (on the melody of Greensleeves!) Anon (Ballet MS) - Sweet was the song the virgin sang Taverner - Ave Maria (3 part) Th. Tallis - O nata lux (my favourite, it's not quite Christmas, but it's so beautiful!) J.S. Bach - Das neugebor'ne Kindelein ? - Enttre le boeuf et l'ane gris (no idea where it comes from, but it's a sweet song) Many Dutch medieval Christmas songs, like 'Kinder Swijcht soo moocht die hooren'
I also like the 'standard' English carols like Away in Manger, We three Kings of Orient are, In this year's Christmas concerts I also play some modern songs on guitar, but they could easily be played on lute as well: El cant dels ocells - Catelan, it's the famous Cassals encore El noi de la mare - Catelan, in endless guitar arrangements available Les dotze van tocant - Catelan A. Adam - Cantique de Noël (romantic) ***************************************** David van Ooijen Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Http://home.planet.nl/~d.v.ooijen/ ***************************************** >> Can anyone out there suggest any lute songs (high >> voice) which would >> be appropriate for a Christmas concert? Secular >> texts pertaining to >> peace, joy, etc., would also be welcome. Thanks. To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
