exchemist
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We sang Attende Domine at mass this morning, which is an ancient (c.10th) Mozarabic Gregorian hymn, traditionally sung in Lent.
Mozarabic is the term for the Christians living under muslim rule in the era of Al-Andalus, in Spain. So it's a really old text. I have not been able to discover how old the melody is, but it seems to be universal across Europe and must itself be hundreds of years old. I find it rather beautiful:-
When we lived in the Hague, it would be sung as a recessional, every Sunday in Lent.
Mozarabic is the term for the Christians living under muslim rule in the era of Al-Andalus, in Spain. So it's a really old text. I have not been able to discover how old the melody is, but it seems to be universal across Europe and must itself be hundreds of years old. I find it rather beautiful:-
When we lived in the Hague, it would be sung as a recessional, every Sunday in Lent.