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forest444

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16. I like the, ah, sound of that.

Reply to JDPriestly (Reply #10)

Fri Apr 22, 2016, 06:22 PM

Apr 2016

Of course, whenever anyone mentions that period of time I can't help but visualize scenes from John Boorman's Excalibur (yes, I'm an '80s kid).

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First performance in 1,000 years: ‘lost’ songs from the Middle Ages are brought back to life [View all] n2doc Apr 2016 OP

K & R! HuckleB Apr 2016 #1

here yuiyoshida Apr 2016 #19

Yup. Thanks. Saw it earlier. HuckleB Apr 2016 #20

I did some of mygraduate work on Hildegarde of Bingen who wrote down her music CTyankee Apr 2016 #2

Dr. Craig Wright has a classical music course on Coursera Gman Apr 2016 #13

I found it fascinating. Great stuff in a course that could have been pretty stuffy but CTyankee Apr 2016 #29

A very strange band I like set some of her writings Codeine Apr 2016 #33

That is very cool. panader0 Apr 2016 #36

Oh my goodness, what a nice compliment! Thank you! CTyankee Apr 2016 #41

cool saturnsring Apr 2016 #3

Fans of this music might like this show: Qutzupalotl Apr 2016 #4

Thank you for posting this! dorkzilla Apr 2016 #7

Sure thing. I stumbled upon it Qutzupalotl Apr 2016 #12

I can't believe you said that - I'm already a Jordi Savall FREAK! dorkzilla Apr 2016 #24

Will be looking for video clips of this fascinating performance on YouTube. Surya Gayatri Apr 2016 #5

It's been said that life at that time was nasty, brutish, and short. forest444 Apr 2016 #6

We shall see, uh, hear. JDPriestly Apr 2016 #10

I like the, ah, sound of that. forest444 Apr 2016 #16

Really beautiful. Thnx. zentrum Apr 2016 #8

K&R stage left Apr 2016 #9

Neumes -- who'da thunk. ananda Apr 2016 #11

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Apr 2016 #14

That is intense! Those musicians were good. PatrickforO Apr 2016 #15

Cool! AlbertCat Apr 2016 #17

Cool. ... It has a good beat and you can dance to it. Arugula Latte Apr 2016 #18

Simply beautiful. avaistheone1 Apr 2016 #21

The music is beautiful. tavernier Apr 2016 #22

I bet it didn't sound that good back then... Kang Colby Apr 2016 #23

Haha, I was going to say: Sounds sort of monkish (I'd better leave now) UTUSN Apr 2016 #28

Like this? muriel_volestrangler Apr 2016 #35

Bwah-HAH *thanks* for saving my life here!1 n/t UTUSN Apr 2016 #40

that's what's incredible to me--the contrasts of beauty and intense suffering zazen Apr 2016 #30

THANK YOU! dorkzilla Apr 2016 #25

Dear Gawd No! Sen. Walter Sobchak Apr 2016 #26

Thank you very much. Beautiful. oldandhappy Apr 2016 #27

Yes! shenmue Apr 2016 #31

K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! burrowowl Apr 2016 #32

Holy shit that was gorgeous. Codeine Apr 2016 #34

That was beautiful. Blue_In_AK Apr 2016 #37

Recommended. panader0 Apr 2016 #38

Haunting and beautiful. Thank you. Hun Joro Apr 2016 #39