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Notker Balbulus, also known as Notker of St Gall or Notker the Stammerer, was a renowned Benedictine monk at the Abbey of St Gall in Switzerland who made substantial contributions to both the music and literature of his time. These include the Liber ymnorum, which forms an important collection of early musical sequences that celebrate special moments in the liturgical calendar. As the 'very long melodies' of the liturgical sequences were a formidable challenge to memorise, Notker created these texts as an aid to holding the melodies within the mind and memory. They are performed here by the acclaimed and insightful Schola Antiqua of Chicago. Album Tracks 1. Alleluia. Dies Sanctificatus Illuxit Nobis 2. Natus Ante Saecula 3. Laus Tibi, Christe 4. Gaude, Maria Virgo 5. Alleluia. Benedictus Es 6. Festa Christi Omnis Christianitas Celebret 7. Virginis Venerandae 8. Iudicem Nos Inspicientem 9. Summi Triumphum Regis 10. Sancti Spiritus Assit Nobis Gratia 11. Alleluia. Iustus Ut Palma Florebit 12. Sancti Baptistae Christi Praeconis 13. Petre Summe Christi Pastor 14. Laurenti David 15. Stirpe, Maria, Regia Procreata 16. Magnum Te, Michahelem 17. Psallat Ecclesia 18. Alleluia. Beatus Vir Qui Timet Dominum 19. Sacerdotem Christi Martinum 20. A Solis Occasu Usque Ad Exortum 21. Deus in Tua Virtute 22. Agone Triumphali 23. Quid Tu, Virgo
