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Thread #27932   Message #1885254
Posted By: Artful Codger
13-Nov-06 - 11:42 PM
Thread Name: Help: 18th century songs, tunes and carols
Subject: RE: Help: 18th century songs, tunes and carols
I get so tired of the usual vertical arrangements, that I always find contrapuntal pieces a respite. Some of my favorites (which aren't too difficult, nor should the music be too hard to find):

Noe, noe

Psallite unigenito (Michael Praetorius, 1609)

Allons, gay, gay, gay bergères (Guillaume Costeley)

Sherburne ("While shepherds watched"; text: Nahum Tate, 1696; music: Daniel Read, 1783) - a spirited shape note version with a fugal section.