frofro - Medieval Christmas music from the Xth - XVth centuries, Ensemble Ioculatores

[@alexdavis1541]

Better than the depressing dated Christmas pop songs I hear whenever I go into a shop in December. Why can't we have something beautiful like this instead?

[@paulmccarthy8345]

Wow and yes, what a beautiful idea......

[@scorpio_13]

Because unfortunately, our overlords want religious ANYTHING eradicated from the plant. It’s easier to control the dolts. I would give anything to listen to this in a shop!

[@oliverbender3764]

@Dark Blue Therefore, this year, to save me from tears, I'll give it to someone special.

[@alexdavis1541]

@Dark Blue As you've been telling me for nearly 40 years!

[@kevinbyrne4538]

Because this is religious and therefore politically incorrect, whereas "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" isn't.

[@LearnRunes]

Merry Christmas everyone!

[@markg1531]

Thank you and God bless you!

[@rattata30]

Merry Christmas

[@mikeymik2]

Merry Christmas from 3 years in the future. ✝

[@leshoffman4959]

The book of hours illustrations are late fifteenth century Flemish, in a book at the state library in Munich. I did some detective work with the item number given.

[@robbrien8506]

Love the way the echo hangs in the air and then the next voices come in and overlay it briefly, and so on.

[@cccpsovietunionisnothingbu2402]

It mimics eternity

[@j.b.9581]

The worship buildings were built to respond and resonates to music and the human voice.

[@julianaferrone8734]

Thank you for this comment. This music has a spiritual otherworldly quality to it.

[@julianaferrone8734]

It feels like you are in another space and time

[@julianaferrone8734]

@@j.b.9581 Yes am reading medieval graffiti, all symbols drawn in churches

[@j.b.9581]

This is my absolute favorite Christmas music. It speaks of deep devotion, a spiritual commitment. And, it is hauntingly beautiful. Thank you.

[@lavonageorge7274]

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[@Lucylou7070]

I still play the Boston Camerata CDs from many years ago.

[@arnoroorda3201]

Mine too! ❤

[@dustyrustymusty3577]

If I hear "Rocking Around the Christmas Tree" one more time! Grrr.

[@cocksucker_suckscock]

That’s honestly one of my favorites but they play it SO MUCH the novelty wears off by the time I have an actual Christmas tree to rock around

[@willrobinson1229]

The perfect Christmas morning playlist. Merry Christmas, brothers and sisters!

[@normdavis3450]

I agree! And a Merry Christmas to you too, Will

[@Canopus68]

Reminds me of when a friend took me to the Christmas Service in a Cathedral, in Glasgow, Scotland.

[@xmaseveeve5259]

Glasgow Catherdral. Stunning place.

[@TheRickie41]

My tree never goes before Feb. 2nd. And the spirit of Christmas is always my home with this wonder of ancient adoration.

[@sueschmitt6294]

Yes! At least until Epiphany (today); Is that Candlemas? I love it!

[@sophiajohnson8608]

@@sueschmitt6294 Yes, February 2 is Candlemas and the traditional end to the Christmas season!

[@justforever96]

I'm cool with that as long as you aren't putting the thing up before December. I say two weeks before Christmas, max. Ideally it should be like Christmas Eve, which is the _start _ of the season. We have developed this new system where we start "celebrating" "the holidays" about two months early (really just the start of the marketing season, which they want to take full advantage of, and which is mainly what is ruining it all) , then you squeeze as much money out of people as you can though November and December, and then when they are thoroughly miserable and stressed out and broke, you get the day itself over with, and then you throw the tree out and forget it all and deal with a week or two of depression. Totally ruining it all, I hate it. Right now they have Halloween and Christmas stuff up at the same time in the stores. WTF.

[@belamoure]

Where in my home we cook pancakes or crêpes de la Chandeleur @@sophiajohnson8608

[@orthodoxboomergrandma3561]

I used to sing stuff like this in a choir!

[@andrewjohnstone963]

Stuff ? O my o my 😂

[@mattrange5439]

God's timing is perfect. Thank you for this.

[@Bytheirfruitsshall]

@@snowdroog1 It was uploaded in Advent, ThankYou tho for demonstrating how pedantic sour grapes is the pandemic du jour 😂

[@RW7266]

I was reading in a café to baroque Christmas music this year. It is quite delightful, and perfect to read. I shall mention this medieval music to her next time I go in.

[@markg1531]

Heaven and earth are full of Your Glory!

[@Lakeslover1]

Amen

[@mrsmucha]

Love, love, love medieval Christmas music. Thank you so much!

[@justforever96]

I didn't even know it was a thing until a week or two ago. It is perfect!

[@susanlawens3776]

On the one hand, the art of this period, the medieval music, is breathtakingly beautiful. On the other hand, those babies in the painting @8:20... omg

[@albertcamposribot8227]

00:00 1 Veni, redemptor gentium Text: Ambrosius von Mailand, † 397 Melodie: 12. Jh. (Einsiedeln, Stiftsbibl. 121) Gesang 02:17 2 In hoc anni circulo (instrumental) siehe Nr. 5 Fidel, Harfe, Lauten 05:18 3 Nun singen wir: frofro süddeutsch, um 1460 (Hohenfurter Liederbuch) Gesang 08:36 4 In dulci iubilo (instrumental) Schlesien?, um 1400 (Leipzig, Univ. Bibl. Ms. 1305) Schalmeien 09:50 5 In hoc anni circulo Frankreich, 12. Jh. (Paris, Bibl. Nat. fonds lat. 1139) Gesang, Portativ 16:00 6 Concordia (instrumental) Frankreich, 9. Jh. (Paris, Bibl. Nat. fonds lat. 17436/ St. Gallen, Stiftsbibl., Cod. Sang. 484 pag. 259) Portativ, Fidel, Harfe, Laute 20:36 7 Ave, mueter küniginne - Oswald von Wolkenstein, 1377-1445 (Innsbruck, Univ. Bibl. ohne Signatur) Gesang, Lauten 22:50 8 Vrœt ùch alle süddt., 14. Jh. (Engelberg, Stiftsbibl. Kodex 314, um 1372) Gesang 25:10 9 Gabriel fram evene king England, 13. Jh. (London, Brit. Libr. Arundel 248) Gesang, Fidel, Harfe, Flöte, Glockenspiel, Maultrommel, Rahmentrommel 31:21 10 Joseph, liber neve myn Schlesien?, um 1400 (Leipzig, Univ. Bibl. Ms. 1305) Gesang, Fideln, Schalmei, Trumscheit, Schellentambourin 33:21 11 Sis willekommen, herre Kerst Aachen, 14. Jh. (Erfurt, Wiss. Bibl. 4°) Gesang 34:01 12 Lætabundus exsultet fidelis chorus Frankreich, 13. Jh. (Bari, Prosar der Sainte-Chapelle Paris, um 1250) Gesang, Fidel, Harfe, Laute, Flöte, Glockenrad 39:09 13 Ave mater, o Maria Italien, 15. Jh. (Innsbruck, Univ. Bibl. ohne Signatur = Wolkenstein Ms. B) Gesang 49:19 14 O Maria, stella maris (instrumental) Adam de Saint-Victor, † 1177 Portativ, Schalmei 53:02 15 Hanc concordi famulatu colamus sollemnitatem Notker Balbulus, † 912 (St. Gallen, Stiftsbibl., Cod. Sang. 376, nach 1050) Gesang 55:10 16 Eyn hillich dach und eyn hilch nacht unde eyn salich nyge iar niederdeutsch, 15. Jh. (Rostocker Liederbuch, um 1470, Rostock. Univ. Bibl. Mss. phil. 100/2) Gesang, Fidel, Harfe 58:17 17 Pois que dos Reys Spanien, 13. Jh. (El Escorial, Real Monasterio de El Escorial, B. 1.2.) Gesang, Fidel, Harfe, Laute, Ûd, Zink, Schalmei 01:05:05 18 Redeuntes in idem re süddeutsch, 15. Jh. (Buxheimer Orgelbuch, um 1470) Orgel 01:06:29 19 Ave, maris stella Frankreich, 12. Jh. (Colmar, Ms. 442) Gesang

[@Bookstorewalla]

Thank you. Not to skip ahead, but to know what I'm listening to.👍

[@bingzaniGercel]

20:08 so lovely and joyful piece!

[@almeggs3247]

I always wondered about the music way back then? Thanks Vocal harmonies were the instruments!

[@justforever96]

It took me years to realize that the human voice in harmony is the most beautiful instrument of all. There is a reason they used to call it the "sacred harp". When I was younger I thought choral music was that lame old kind of embarrassing stuff that no one cool listened to. But I evolved into liking it best of all.

[@anowipioska1693]

Uniwersalna ponadczasowa muzyka. Przepiękna...🙂

[@justforever96]

This is some amazingly good music. I can't believe I never knew about this genre before this year.

[@downeybill]

I would have gone with a different thumbnail, but otherwise, this is a treasure!

[@cristinag3157]

😂 yes! The music is beautiful though!

[@kathrynmcmorrow7170]

I didn't notice, until...🫣

[@xmaseveeve5259]

Yes, it's hideous.

[@Steve-hk7jg]

@@xmaseveeve5259It’s called the Massacre of the Holy Innocents. What is hideous is humankind’s capability of committing these types of atrocities to prevent the Light of Christ to enter the world and penetrate our hearts.

[@andrewjohnstone963]

Serene contemplative 😊 joyous ❤ happy birthday Jesus of Nazareth ❤

[@amaral08]

Thank you for sharing such beautiful gifts 🙏🎄🎄

[@keya2073]

Ending with amen was really beautiful . The songs deeply reflect the role of church , in the lives of people and the religious contribution of the people in that era .

[@rommelflores2618]

I love medieval Christmas music, a well spent vacation.

[@jamesjosep4393]

I'm not even a Christian an this has made my day!

[@alext.8456]

It's the greatest gift given to mankind. Christ came to take God's judgment for the sins of everyone who believes in Him, to make us righteous before God.

[@gafmrmaggot1706]

Careful James, they could have burned you alive just for saying that. And lots of pedo apologists here, very sad people defend the evil. But nice music. Just wish they were pro-life about Indian kids they beat, raped and murdered and put in a mass grave like the Holocaust. But I digress

[@simoncastrillonvela1867]

@@gafmrmaggot1706 traduce mi comentario: Perdon que niños matamos y violamos Pero los aztecas seran llevamos la civilizacion a America Y que fosas comunes por amor a Dios tumbas sin nombre le dicen fosas comunes... No seas ridiculo

[@dieterh.9342]

@@gafmrmaggot1706 none of which is true.

[@gafmrmaggot1706]

@@simoncastrillonvela1867 murder by any other name!

[@philsavage6186]

Thank you, God bless

[@fulgenjbatista4640]

🕊🌟🕊 This is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL 🙏💜🙏 💜🎵💜

[@christianduprez4462]

Merveilleuse sélection … Merci à vous ;-)

[@martinkraegel7965]

Now this is the real Christmas music!

[@josevipadilla7224]

Otra cosa, las imágenes, aparte de bellísimas, son acordes y totalmente hermosas, bien conjugadas con la belleza del Medioevo. Gracias por compartirlo.

[@fidelealavraiefoicatholiqu6009]

Merci pour nous faire re-découvrir nos traditions de par le chant médiéval qui ont fait que l'Europe fut et est ce qu'il est

[@themedjohn]

Beautiful. And people often ask why i took a degree in History. I feel for them that do not understand this period.

[@cccpsovietunionisnothingbu2402]

Love you both

[@МихаилЧечулин-ъ9ю]

Благодарю Вас за возможность насладится прекрасной музыкой прошлого !!!! Grazie per l'opportunita di godere della bella musica del passato!!!

[@ericastannard2635]

Wunderbar!! Thank you so much for putting together in one place such beautiful music! Absolutely so wonderful to listen to! Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! Erica❤

[@roberttyran3813]

I love this glorious music too! Bob.

[@yourhighness6457]

Love this album and your wunderbar too

[@lindaguerrero3256]

The acoustics are grand. Thank you.

[@IbizaTimes-j7v]

Happy Christmas 2024 🎉

[@harmonicresonanceproject]

Absolutely magical!

[@simongardiner949]

Very fine painting in the later figures here. Faces animated, figures poetic. Looking forward to Giotto!

[@gafmrmaggot1706]

Yeah he's great

[@mkeenan1955]

Thank you for uploading this uplifting music yet balanced by its pathos, its sorrow. I cannot help but ponder what’s happening in Gaza. The slow scrolling paintings, especially of the killing of the first-born proclaimed by Herod.

[@Azzsiamoamilano]

Bella , mistica , profonda . Senza mielosita' come ere successive , meraviglia davvero!!!

[@sharonj.m.j.2382]

Merry Christmas! God's blessings to all!

[@Neogarcilaso]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thanks, and pretty kind xmass and 2022!! 🙋🏻‍♂️🇲🇽

[@Mink-yu8nu]

It's past Christmas but I can't let this beautiful compilation go.

[@sophiajohnson8608]

Christmas goes until February 2 in the traditional calendar! So enjoy listening to this songs until then every year!

[@adolfodominguez9496]

Awww!!! Those paintings sooooooo beatufful and impressive. They are touching my heart.

[@camir2747]

😔😔

[@Tom-mk7nd]

haha nothing like this thumbnail to put you in a good Christmas mood

[@kaymuldoon3575]

I was going to say couldn’t they find something more pleasant than these images? Nothing puts me more in the mood for Christmas than babies being stabbed.

[@emmawatson9180]

@@kaymuldoon3575 or other things they do OR DID TO BOY AND GIRL kids, ALLEGEDLY

[@basilbaby7678]

I was curious as to whether those images were referencing Herod’s massacre of innocents, scenes of martyrdom, or the various crusades.

[@MsLeenite]

Thank you so much! This is a charming and joyous addition to my Yuletide playlist.

[@rolomuri54]

¡Qué belleza! Un regalo inmenso. Muchas gracias.

[@adolfodominguez9496]

At the end , Ave Maris Stella performance was really amazing.

[@AstheCrowTries]

I have been listening to Pois que dos Reys on repeat the last three days it is SO GOOD.

[@greatsewing6061]

Beautifully recorded and exquisite performances. Bravo.

[@jeffwaters1253]

This is exquisite....and the manuscripts!

[@Vingul]

I was expecting you to upload some medieval christmas music.. thanks!

[@Vingul]

@@DrBased and you, brother.

[@ianperru266]

2:18 5:19 8:37 9:51 16:00 20:35 22:48 25:10 31:21 33:23 39:09 49:18 55:13 58:18 Pois que dos Reys 1:05:07

[@naund222]

Vielen Dank, das ist sehr hilfreich! Thank you so much, it is very helpful.

[@arturmangolim9385]

Thanks a lot man!!!

[@mjl.9-19]

The paintings are striking. Reminding us of the real Jesus Christ and his victory over evil.

[@Ellecram]

LOL

[@WarriorKingT22]

Fantastic!

[@susanazatti9416]

Es maravillosa esta música!!!

[@bach0303]

Σωπαστε θεϊκή. Μουσική

[@vasarian]

Those who enjoy this may also enjoy the album Aion by Dead Can Dance. Merry Christmas, 1890 Media.

[@peckerdecker]

Really Nice. Merry Christmas everyone And happy 2024

[@hughdunkley197]

Another gorgeous sonic light from heaven! Thank you!!

[@lukeabbott3591]

I've been excited for this, thanks

[@josevipadilla7224]

Sigo pensando lo mismo de siempre, si hay período esplendoroso en toda la Historia, es la época medieval, injustamente calificada, pero por su Música valía la pena tan sólo una mejor calificación de la misma.

[@raditicat]

las anteriores a esta son mejores para vivir pero no las posteriores a mi parecer.

[@cinderelladevil1687]

Pienso lo mismo. Desde que lei a Regine Pernaud la idea de que la edad media fue una epoca oscura y de atraso cambió completamente. A veces dudo si no estamos hoy en un periodo mas oscuro e ignorante.

[@CH3CH2OCH2CH3net]

#12, Lætabundus exsultet fidelis chorus which begins at 34:00 is absolutely spellbinding! It's just jaw-droppingly gorgeous! Also check out #16, Eyn hillich dach und eyn hilch nacht unde eyn salich nyge iar at 55:12 and #17 Pois que dos Reys at 58:18 which is particularly interesting for the juxtaposition of song with spoken text.

[@voraciousreader3341]

There is no chorus at 34:00….it’s instrumental.

[@heidiboesz1017]

Es ist sehr unangenehm,daß diese wundervollle Musik dauernd von dieser grässlichen Reklame unterbrochen wird. Es ist wie ein Schlag ins Gesicht!

[@virginiavoigt2418]

As a Christian, I always look for the best in people and in events, realizing that my perspective is not always accurate. Perhaps it is often inaccurate. I wonder if a medieval person were to listen to modern Christmas music, would they find it a marvel in its diversity? Fresh eyes and ears are a blessing.

[@peterbirch4237]

Given our ways of recording and replaying music, they would probably consider it utterly satanic and run screaming from it. Not their fault of course - AC Clarke as you will remember said that any technology sufficiently advanced would seem like magic (i.e. satanic) in their ears.

[@Strickland1248]

Thanks you

[@alinapostelnicu2242]

Happy Holidays Happy New Year. God bless

[@MaximilianReinhardt]

if you try you can mentally/spiritually/emotionally time travel back to when this was current. or not, and simply enjoy it as it's not the same old crap on the radio. music from a time when life was hard but worth living...

[@AnneBeggs]

Medieval and Music Monday and such a gfit for us all =-----> TY so much, anoather brilliant offering in music and video

[@chrismaguire3667]

1/6/22 - still Christmas! Merry, blessed 🎄🎄🙏🙏🎶🎶👼👼🎉🎉😇😇Christmas

[@jonathanminshull9958]

Curious choice of thumbnail! Lovely music

[@MyGreatAuntFanny]

I presume it depicts the massacre of the innocents, which was considered a very important part of the lead up to Christmas, even when I was a child in a Church of England village school.

[@cinemozart]

Just a quick fun fact: The fresco paintings you're seeing throughout the video belong to the beginning of the Medival Era. This period is known as Paleochristian (Early Christian Art) which were about the first centuries of the a.C period. In this period Christianity hadn't been adopted as the official religion and Christians still were persecuted by the Romans right at the end and fall of the Roman Empire. All the art that was done during this period had to be in secret so the Christian communities built underground catacombs in order to execute their religion, which is why, you could say the art on the walls of these catacombs is someone "childish" looking since the art was done on a whim and fast in order to not be discovered by the Romans. On the year 313 Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion and we pass then to the Bizantine era in the Medieval period where, because they had the full ability to express their religion and were commisioned by the actual emperors, we have an array of breathtaking work in all of the areas of art, sculpture, painting, architecture, music, etc...

[@simongardiner949]

More like pages from a book on vellum. See the trace imprint of script in the background - not fresco work.

[@zingmo]

The images are from a 14th century manuscript. The link is given in the description.

[@judeirwin2222]

Here’s another fun fact: the first centuries A.D. do NOT come into the medieval period. Medieval means Middle Ages, not Early Christian or, as some would have it Dark Ages. Get your chronology right before sounding off.

[@marquez3694]

Although everything you wrote about early Christian art is correct, you are way off on the visuals in the video. These are clearly manuscript miniatures and illuminations, not frescos. And, as is said in the video description, are from 14th century which would be periodized by some as the Late Middle Ages.

[@bryanbryan2968]

Yes, I was wondering, after listening to these medieval songs, and some of the very interesting Christian paintings, that those depicted between 9:01 to 15:03 appear to be from the ‘Slaying of the Infidels’ series.

[@relaxingnature2342]

Need more of these

[@vivianwible8213]

This music made my Christmas complete

[@Engelhafen]

Beautiful

[@AnneBeggs]

And Merry Christmas, donation finally made =---> =----> =--->

[@mk4091]

Beautiful compilation! Thank you very much!

[@БуотурБеркут-б8г]

Класс! Лайк!

[@peterpuleo2904]

Some magnificent sounds here.

[@MichelleMazounie-nl8qt]

Im french i love much médiéval music and this wonderfull!!!

[@lobocaliforniano2608]

Maravilloso escuchar musica y/o canticos que se compusieron hace 600 a 1000 años! ....me pregunto si pasara lo mismo con el Rock....

[@erlandtollendal1991]

I thank all those Good artists since millenias Making IT possible to rave US now

[@l.baughman1445]

Thank you thank you!!!

[@djrichylaurence8991]

Beats the hell out of Wham and Shakin Stevens by a mile.

[@barnyification]

Lovely, cheers ⛄🎅🎄🙂

[@stephenhoward6829]

Thanks to the availability of YT, THIS is what plays in the office during the season. not the modern stuff.

[@christopherwall444]

Imagine in a 1000 years they'll listen back in time to the impossible to escape Jingle Bell Rock

[@Lucylou7070]

Given history, they might look back and think how terrific it was. We are listening to some popular music from those times. I'm guessing that the Monks and royalty didn't appreciate the popular 'folk' music of the time. We also are watching artwork that accompanies the music, which is an added benefit.

[@rudiknaus4139]

Wonderful ✨

[@milakhafizova3597]

splendid work, thank you!

[@gabrielnoriega3767]

Excelent work!

[@ddg3092]

Perfect...thank you and keep walking

[@michaelbrand8279]

Beautiful!

[@Engelhafen]

Thank you for sharing this

[@AndreaSzabo7171]

🏴‍☠️💘🙂 Gorgeous Art Colours. 🙏

[@kennethtan6403]

Thank you

[@sarahfebruary]

How is everyone obsessed with how "amazing" this is?? Did NO ONE watch the video??

[@justforever96]

What? I actually came here to _listen_ to the music, since that's what this is, an album. There is no "video", just some artwork to set the mood and to avoid a blank screen. I can't even figure out what you are trying to say, but I can't imagine what the "video" has to do with the music being amazing, which is what everyone is talking about. If you mean the art is shit, that doesn't have anything to do with the music. If you think the art is super fantastic good, that also doesn't effect the music, it's amazing even if the s me artwork is informative infinitely better. If you are talking about what the art represents, want thing applies, the miracle of Christs birth doesn't mean that music about it can't be praised. And if you're just back on that old thing where apparently it's impossible to both watch a video and post a comment praising it, stop it already. I came here to listen anyway, I can type and listen at the same time. Even if I wanted to watch the video, the images go on more than long enough to write a few words without missing much, and in the end, a person can watch the whole video and _then_ post a comment. So I can't think of any context in which your comment makes any sense.

[@blipblip88]

Fresco: Herod/Slaughter of the Innocents?

[@gafmrmaggot1706]

Prophecy of the murdered and raped native kids, also innocent.

[@heidiboesz1017]

Wunderschön

[@danielesavorana2038]

Merry Christmas to everyone

[@alicefly3198]

Thanx for posting this

[@leradicideglialberi]

The TRUE Christmas music!