Westminster Cathedral Choir ; Stephen Cleobury, conductor (tracks 1-24) ; Benedictine nuns of the Abbey of Notre-Dame, d'Argentan ; Denise Lebon, conductor (Easter Vigil, tracks 25-32)
Tracks 1-24 recorded 1980 October Westminster Cathedral.
Tracks 25-32 recorded 1983 November Abbeye Notre-Dame d'Argentan.
Sung in Latin.
Music around the year. Advent hymn : Conditor alme siderum (1:56) ; Christmas antiphon : Hodie Christus (1:02) ; Processional chant for Candlemass : Lumen (2:28) ; Hymn for the cross : Vexilla regis (4:10) ; Easter responsory : Surrexit Dominus (1:00) ; Two Easter versicles (1:05) ; Hymn to the Holy Spirit : Veni Creator (2:41) -- Languages of the chant. Kyrie : Orbis factor (1:56) ; Trisagion from the Good Friday liturgy (2:23) ; Three Easter allelujahs (1:11) -- Hour of the day and moments of life. A morning hymn : Iam lucis (1:33) ; An evening hymn : Te lucis (1:00) ; Gregorian grace before meals (0:30) ; Two prayers of thanksgiving (0:42) ; Christmas hymn : Puer natus (1:46) ; Two antiphons for the dead : funeral of Phillyp Sparowe (0:34) ; Funeral chant : In paradisum (1:08) -- The song school. A scripture reading (0:41) ; Hymn to St. John the Baptist : Ut queant laxis (1:05) ; Psalm : Laudate Dominum (0:49) ; Alma Redemptoris Mater : from Salisbury (2:33) -- Instruments. A motto from the organ loft (0:31) ; Instrumental plainsong : In nomine / setting by John Taverner ; arr. for recorders by Francis Cameron (1:23) -- Pageantry. The Laudes regiae or Royale acclamations : Chritus vincit : from Worcester (10:10) -- Easter vigil. Lumen christi (:46) ; Exultet iam (mode 3) (12:36) ; Canticum : Cantemus Domino (mode 8) (3:24) ; Alleluia : Confitemini Domini (mode 8) (2:01) ; Litany (2:50) ; Antiphon : Vidi aquam (mode 8) (1:27) ; Offertory : Dextera Domini (mode 2) (1:46) ; Communion : alleluiah (mode 6) (1:34)