Here's the whole Schola Mediolanensis singing the antiphon:
Here is the chant score:
In English:
Hosanna to the Son of David;
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
King of Israel:
Hosanna in the highest.
Here's Thomas Weelkes' polyphonic version, from sometime around 1600:
Orlando Gibbons wrote a setting, too - a lovely one, in English:
Here's Pietro Lorenzetti's beautiful "Christ's Entry into Jerusalem":


4 comments:
bls:
This is a slightly random question, but I figured you'd be the sort of person with an answer (and the sort of blogger with the sorts of readers who might also have some ideas!).
I'm sketching out a syllabus for a course next year on the medieval quadrivium. This is going to be a "hands-on" course, in which the students are actually doing bits of the medieval arts course (or contemporary cultural things), rather than simply learning about it. I have a vague idea that, as one part of the music section, I'll teach the students a little bit about Gregorian chant, the modes, the notation, and then have them practice and sing some psalms in public.
I myself have picked up more or less how to read neumes from various web sources, but would really like to have a good printed guide to chant, in which notation, theory and practice are covered. It would be nice if it was at a level that a liberal arts sophomore could work through; but more advanced sources would be useful to me as well. (I'm a historian of science, and I'm quite on top of teaching arithmetic, geometry and astronomy in thoroughly medieval ways; but music is well outside my expertise -- so I hope this isn't a silly or annoying question).
Robert.
Hi Robert -
Thanks for considering me a "person with an answer"!
I'm one of those self-taught people, picking up chant by ear during the Daily Office; I don't actually have a lot of printed-matter resource knowledge. So I think Derek might be your best bet, at his "Haligweorc Chant Resource Page."
Lots of "Intro to Chant" stuff over there, and some pretty advanced stuff as well. And you can always ask him anything, and he'll kindly and courteously respond. All in all, a good place to spend some time.
Hope that helps. Please feel free to ask other questions anytime here, too. Good luck!
That's an excellent link -- with several full-length books on chant, exactly what I wanted; thanks for your help!
I'm thrilled to be able to help! Thanks for letting me know.
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