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In Dulci Jubilo

11/15/2024, 21 Tracks, 1:05:42

Featuring

  • Ludwig Böhme
  • Windsbacher Knabenchor
  • Lautten Compagney
  • Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous (Christmas)
  • Johannes Brahms
  • Anonymous (Traditional)
  • Ariel Ramírez
  • Robert Volkmann
  • Michael Praetorius
  • Andrea Falconieri
  • Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Franz Xaver Gruber

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Composition History

The carol 'In dulci jubilo' is one of the oldest German-language Christmas songs still in use, likely dating back to the early 14th century, with the Dominican monk Heinrich Seuse as its presumed author.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The globally popular Christmas carol 'Stille Nacht' (Silent Night) was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber on Christmas Eve 1818, after Joseph Mohr asked him to set a poem to music for solo voices, choir, and guitar.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

The famous English melody 'Greensleeves' is so popular it can be effortlessly combined with the Beatles song 'Norwegian Wood' from 1965.

Source: Booklet

Historical Context

The Advent season, a period of preparation for Christmas, has a long tradition, evolving from a 40-day fast in the early Middle Ages to the four Sundays before December 25.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

This album features Christmas carols spanning from the late Middle Ages to the 20th century, performed by the Windsbach Boys' Choir and Lautten Compagney Berlin.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Robert Volkmann, a composer from Saxony, spent most of his life in Budapest working as a teacher, organist, and chorus master, and is known for his Violoncello Concerto and sacred choral works.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy's eight-part Christmas motet 'Frohlocket, ihr Völker' was composed for the newly founded Berlin Court and Cathedral Choir and premiered on December 25, 1843.

Source: Booklet

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