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Soror Electa

Religious songs for night-time services in European convents (13th – 14th century)

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productions of sacred music

.	sponsus
.	soror electa
.	laude novella
.	jubilent omnes gentes
.	music of darkness
.	laudate pueri dominum - salve regina
.	stabat mater
.	spiritual concert
.	abendmusik
.	sweet flowers, flakes of amber
.	tota pulchra
.	the song of the soul

production of secular music

The aim is to recreate through song the meditative atmosphere of a medieval convent at night. We concentrate on early polyphonic forms from the 13th century and others which are already more highly developed from the 14th century.

performers

8 women’s voices; 5 musicians

instruments

copies of original instruments: flutes, shawn, lute, hurdy-gurdy, vielle, medieval harp, percussion

duration

c.1 hour

props

tunics, candlles, torches

sites

Ancient Churches, Cloisters



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