We’ve recorded a few, but this one is as earworm-ish as it gets m.youtube.com/watch?v=csYA...
Niño que hoy nacido has
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December 1, 2024 at 6:42 PM
We’ve recorded a few, but this one is as earworm-ish as it gets m.youtube.com/watch?v=csYA...
About 6.5 years ago, I found this music in a manuscript no one much cared about because it was mostly anonymous. But when I transcribed it, I wept. Eventually, I attributed it to Antoine Brumel and then it became an important discovery. It was always important to me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl-J...
Antoine Brumel: Lamentations of Jeremiah for Good Friday. V. Gimel: Circumaedificavit me.
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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April 18, 2025 at 8:27 AM
About 6.5 years ago, I found this music in a manuscript no one much cared about because it was mostly anonymous. But when I transcribed it, I wept. Eventually, I attributed it to Antoine Brumel and then it became an important discovery. It was always important to me. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl-J...
Today is the feast of St Agatha, patron saint of breast cancer patients, care providers, survivors and bereaved. A year ago we were on Radio 3, with our friends Papagena, to raise awareness of the work done by @breastcancernow.bsky.social and @metupuk.bsky.social youtu.be/-qJMszLz_lU?...
Dum torqueretur beata Agatha, Felice Anerio
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February 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Today is the feast of St Agatha, patron saint of breast cancer patients, care providers, survivors and bereaved. A year ago we were on Radio 3, with our friends Papagena, to raise awareness of the work done by @breastcancernow.bsky.social and @metupuk.bsky.social youtu.be/-qJMszLz_lU?...
Hello to all my new followers. Want to know what I do? Here's the long version (recorded in 2020, hello Long Covid). Curtis the OG #MedRenPet makes an extended appearance halfway through #caturday #earlymodern
tl;dr in next skeet
youtu.be/5ojRaQA2b08?...
tl;dr in next skeet
youtu.be/5ojRaQA2b08?...
What Does It Mean When A Woman Sings? Keynote lecture, MedRen Music Conference 2020
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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November 9, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Hello to all my new followers. Want to know what I do? Here's the long version (recorded in 2020, hello Long Covid). Curtis the OG #MedRenPet makes an extended appearance halfway through #caturday #earlymodern
tl;dr in next skeet
youtu.be/5ojRaQA2b08?...
tl;dr in next skeet
youtu.be/5ojRaQA2b08?...
What day is it today? It's
* Bandcamp Friday AND
* nearly International Women's Day
so to celebrate #GirlsGotPolyphony it's time to go to our Bandcamp page and grab lots of #nuntastic music
It's also time for a big, HUGE announcement! Sneak a peak at our Linktree for a clue
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
* Bandcamp Friday AND
* nearly International Women's Day
so to celebrate #GirlsGotPolyphony it's time to go to our Bandcamp page and grab lots of #nuntastic music
It's also time for a big, HUGE announcement! Sneak a peak at our Linktree for a clue
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
March 6, 2026 at 8:25 AM
What day is it today? It's
* Bandcamp Friday AND
* nearly International Women's Day
so to celebrate #GirlsGotPolyphony it's time to go to our Bandcamp page and grab lots of #nuntastic music
It's also time for a big, HUGE announcement! Sneak a peak at our Linktree for a clue
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
* Bandcamp Friday AND
* nearly International Women's Day
so to celebrate #GirlsGotPolyphony it's time to go to our Bandcamp page and grab lots of #nuntastic music
It's also time for a big, HUGE announcement! Sneak a peak at our Linktree for a clue
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
What did 16th-century Florentine nuns sing at Christmas? The answer to this burning question is - carols! Like this one www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRIm...
Verbum caro factum est - anon, 16th-century Florence
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December 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
What did 16th-century Florentine nuns sing at Christmas? The answer to this burning question is - carols! Like this one www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRIm...
The Compline antiphon for Advent to the Purification is Alma Redemptoris mater. Here is the four-voice setting by Josquin des Prez. For all you #earlymodern #nuntastic listeners out there: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElHq...
Alma redemptoris Mater, Josquin des Prez, Motetti de la corona, Liber 3 (1519)
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December 1, 2024 at 9:04 AM
The Compline antiphon for Advent to the Purification is Alma Redemptoris mater. Here is the four-voice setting by Josquin des Prez. For all you #earlymodern #nuntastic listeners out there: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElHq...
Eccolo! There is nothing else like this in the repertoire, a 3vv Kyrie that is basically a 'chanson reworking' (ty @scholarfarmer.bsky.social for giving me a framework for thinking about it). The last few bars preview the #nuntastic mayhem to come in the rest of the mass.
youtu.be/Ccmi0FLfwm4
youtu.be/Ccmi0FLfwm4
May 25, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Eccolo! There is nothing else like this in the repertoire, a 3vv Kyrie that is basically a 'chanson reworking' (ty @scholarfarmer.bsky.social for giving me a framework for thinking about it). The last few bars preview the #nuntastic mayhem to come in the rest of the mass.
youtu.be/Ccmi0FLfwm4
youtu.be/Ccmi0FLfwm4
We have been quiet, but there has been a lot going on behind the scenes. If you have had a hard day, you might find the parts at 00:20 just what you need to melt everything instantly: your stress, your heart, and your soul.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ8m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ8m...
Messa sopra Recordare Virgo Mater: Agnus Dei
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May 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
We have been quiet, but there has been a lot going on behind the scenes. If you have had a hard day, you might find the parts at 00:20 just what you need to melt everything instantly: your stress, your heart, and your soul.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ8m...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ8m...
Here's a video from just over five years ago, of the last public performance Deborah Roberts gave with us. This piece is simply stunning. #earlymodern #nuntastic youtu.be/5BXCMeIpPsk
Salve regina - Anon, B-Bc 27766
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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January 9, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Here's a video from just over five years ago, of the last public performance Deborah Roberts gave with us. This piece is simply stunning. #earlymodern #nuntastic youtu.be/5BXCMeIpPsk
Here's the shorter #nuntastic version. youtu.be/w6fNcwvUqDY?...
Musica Secreta: Multiplicati sunt, anon (Biffoli-Sostegni ms)
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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November 9, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Here's the shorter #nuntastic version. youtu.be/w6fNcwvUqDY?...
Heh. I forgot I did this 2 years ago. Way too much adrenaline, not enough discernment. And it will be #BandcampFriday next Friday, y'all, just sayin' #nuntastic www.youtube.com/watch?v=54yr...
November 30, 2024 at 4:21 PM
Heh. I forgot I did this 2 years ago. Way too much adrenaline, not enough discernment. And it will be #BandcampFriday next Friday, y'all, just sayin' #nuntastic www.youtube.com/watch?v=54yr...
It's Week 4 of our crowdfunder for our new album, and we have another story about the music, right here, for you. Lots of music and random musicology, plus siege, plague, a dirty ditty. 1/
youtu.be/Vd3sw-f_3rk
youtu.be/Vd3sw-f_3rk
Crowdfunder 4: Siege! - a 10-minute history lesson from Musica Secreta
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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July 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
It's Week 4 of our crowdfunder for our new album, and we have another story about the music, right here, for you. Lots of music and random musicology, plus siege, plague, a dirty ditty. 1/
youtu.be/Vd3sw-f_3rk
youtu.be/Vd3sw-f_3rk
It's the final week of our crowdfunder, and we have some special mini-motets for you - four different ways to sneak a tune into a bigger piece. First up, the gorgeous Sancta Dei genitrix.
#nuntastic #GirlsGotPolyphony
youtu.be/o30wpYBp3n8
#nuntastic #GirlsGotPolyphony
youtu.be/o30wpYBp3n8
Crowdfunder Week 8, MiniMotet 1: Sancta Dei genitrix
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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August 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM
It's the final week of our crowdfunder, and we have some special mini-motets for you - four different ways to sneak a tune into a bigger piece. First up, the gorgeous Sancta Dei genitrix.
#nuntastic #GirlsGotPolyphony
youtu.be/o30wpYBp3n8
#nuntastic #GirlsGotPolyphony
youtu.be/o30wpYBp3n8
It's the middle of Week 3 of our crowdfunder, and we know that you'd love to help us with this project. See our linktree for how to donate 😍
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
musicasecreta - Listen on Spotify, Apple Music - Linktree
View musicasecreta’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify, Apple Music here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!
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July 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
It's the middle of Week 3 of our crowdfunder, and we know that you'd love to help us with this project. See our linktree for how to donate 😍
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
Definitely happens to Musica Secreta because women aren’t supposed to sing polyphony, at least on their own. I make this point with reference to reviews we’ve had about 45 mins in youtu.be/5ojRaQA2b08?...
What Does It Mean When A Woman Sings? Keynote lecture, MedRen Music Conference 2020
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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August 23, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Definitely happens to Musica Secreta because women aren’t supposed to sing polyphony, at least on their own. I make this point with reference to reviews we’ve had about 45 mins in youtu.be/5ojRaQA2b08?...
Here's your morning history lesson - three minutes of family intrigue, one confirmed murder, one attempted murder, and one ... well, we just don't know! 🤷♀️
#earlymusic #polyphony #classicalmusic #womencomposers #nuntastic #altemusik #oudemuziek #uppervoices #GirlsGotPolyphony youtu.be/4jMxWSMZrRY
#earlymusic #polyphony #classicalmusic #womencomposers #nuntastic #altemusik #oudemuziek #uppervoices #GirlsGotPolyphony youtu.be/4jMxWSMZrRY
Family ties - a 3-minute history lesson from Musica Secreta
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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July 18, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Here's your morning history lesson - three minutes of family intrigue, one confirmed murder, one attempted murder, and one ... well, we just don't know! 🤷♀️
#earlymusic #polyphony #classicalmusic #womencomposers #nuntastic #altemusik #oudemuziek #uppervoices #GirlsGotPolyphony youtu.be/4jMxWSMZrRY
#earlymusic #polyphony #classicalmusic #womencomposers #nuntastic #altemusik #oudemuziek #uppervoices #GirlsGotPolyphony youtu.be/4jMxWSMZrRY
Here's something lovely to remind you of summer: a setting of Petrarch's Vergine bella from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript. What did nuns do in their time off from singing the Divine Office? Sing devotional songs, of course! #nuntastic #earlymodern #GirlsGotPolyphony
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIX1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIX1...
Vergine bella che di sol vestita: Anonymous (Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript, c. 1560)
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October 29, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Here's something lovely to remind you of summer: a setting of Petrarch's Vergine bella from the Biffoli-Sostegni manuscript. What did nuns do in their time off from singing the Divine Office? Sing devotional songs, of course! #nuntastic #earlymodern #GirlsGotPolyphony
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIX1...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIX1...
Ricordanze Crowdfunder update, Week 2
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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July 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
#MusicaSecreta
"Ricordanze: a record of love" #BiffoliSostegni MS 27766 #womensvoices
musicasecreta.bandcamp.com/album/ricord...
sc musicasecreta.org/product-tag/... w kybd&viol pt
ACampbell ACarson VCouper YEddy EPiggott KWatt
LBrackett KHawnt
CTrevor
KWatt lute
CWilliams org
AKinder vl
LStras dir
"Ricordanze: a record of love" #BiffoliSostegni MS 27766 #womensvoices
musicasecreta.bandcamp.com/album/ricord...
sc musicasecreta.org/product-tag/... w kybd&viol pt
ACampbell ACarson VCouper YEddy EPiggott KWatt
LBrackett KHawnt
CTrevor
KWatt lute
CWilliams org
AKinder vl
LStras dir
October 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
#MusicaSecreta
"Ricordanze: a record of love" #BiffoliSostegni MS 27766 #womensvoices
musicasecreta.bandcamp.com/album/ricord...
sc musicasecreta.org/product-tag/... w kybd&viol pt
ACampbell ACarson VCouper YEddy EPiggott KWatt
LBrackett KHawnt
CTrevor
KWatt lute
CWilliams org
AKinder vl
LStras dir
"Ricordanze: a record of love" #BiffoliSostegni MS 27766 #womensvoices
musicasecreta.bandcamp.com/album/ricord...
sc musicasecreta.org/product-tag/... w kybd&viol pt
ACampbell ACarson VCouper YEddy EPiggott KWatt
LBrackett KHawnt
CTrevor
KWatt lute
CWilliams org
AKinder vl
LStras dir
2 more days of our crowdfunder to go, and today's MiniMotet-based-on-a-well-known-tune is one for all the #Monteverdi fans. To paraphrase, sure he was great, but nuns did it all in wimples and chronically sleep-deprived. #nuntastic #earlymodern #GirlsGotPolyphony 1/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-r...
Crowdfunder Week 8, MiniMotet 3: Sancta Dei genitrix Sancta Maria
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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August 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
2 more days of our crowdfunder to go, and today's MiniMotet-based-on-a-well-known-tune is one for all the #Monteverdi fans. To paraphrase, sure he was great, but nuns did it all in wimples and chronically sleep-deprived. #nuntastic #earlymodern #GirlsGotPolyphony 1/
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-r...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kf-r...
It's Week 7 of our crowdfunder and we have a final history lesson for you! This week with added #MedRenMascot Curtis. If you haven't found time to support us yet, do consider pledging for signed books or CDs, pre-order the album on Bandcamp or donate direct to us on our website. youtu.be/NlAhZu-JKIQ
Crowdfunder 7: Visits ft. Curtis
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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August 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
It's Week 7 of our crowdfunder and we have a final history lesson for you! This week with added #MedRenMascot Curtis. If you haven't found time to support us yet, do consider pledging for signed books or CDs, pre-order the album on Bandcamp or donate direct to us on our website. youtu.be/NlAhZu-JKIQ
An update on what's happening in MusicaSecretaLand! If you want to help us get this release out into the world, go to our Linktree and pledge, pre-order, or just donate! linktr.ee/musicasecreta
July 11, 2025 at 7:41 AM
An update on what's happening in MusicaSecretaLand! If you want to help us get this release out into the world, go to our Linktree and pledge, pre-order, or just donate! linktr.ee/musicasecreta
And it's Week 5 in our crowdfunder! Donations are slowly coming in but we would love it if you would share, share, share! This week's history lesson is on how nuns had fun, with lovely video spots from Kristiina Watt, Victoria Couper, Yvonne Eddy, and Elspeth Piggott. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fhQ...
Crowdfunder 5: Nuns have fun!
YouTube video by MusicaSecreta
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July 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
And it's Week 5 in our crowdfunder! Donations are slowly coming in but we would love it if you would share, share, share! This week's history lesson is on how nuns had fun, with lovely video spots from Kristiina Watt, Victoria Couper, Yvonne Eddy, and Elspeth Piggott. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fhQ...
Our Autumn newsletter is here! We've been recording, we're doing research, and we have some concerts coming up later in October. Find the link on our Linktree:
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
October 2, 2023 at 8:22 AM
Our Autumn newsletter is here! We've been recording, we're doing research, and we have some concerts coming up later in October. Find the link on our Linktree:
linktr.ee/musicasecreta
linktr.ee/musicasecreta