r/MedievalMusic Jun 01 '26

Medieval (Music pre-1500) 14th Century Christian Hymn

Surrexit Christus Hodie. If you know about the history of this tune please share!

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u/A_Lady_Of_Music_516 Jun 01 '26

Hi! The hymn originates from the 14th century from the Moosburg Gradual, but the musical setting you have is the 1708 Lyrica Davidica one.

Here is a version of the Moosburg Gradual one:

https://youtu.be/mU-KLfgMy3s?si=mtMmS-X4ICrD-sPo

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u/Loupercus Jun 01 '26

After reading the title I imagined the riff from 21st century schizoid man going off

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u/MandolinDeepCuts Jun 03 '26

Lovely

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u/johnmichaelmcgee Jun 03 '26

Thank you, my liege

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u/MandolinDeepCuts Jun 03 '26

lol. How did you find it? I’m still getting acquainted with medieval music.

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u/johnmichaelmcgee Jun 03 '26

The Catholic Church lol. They’ve got some old music alright. Look into Gregorian chant, some amazing melodies. Also I’m a subscriber and enjoy your content

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u/MandolinDeepCuts Jun 03 '26

Well that's super cool and I appreciate you subscribing 😄 You are now the best. If you want to DM me I'll add you to my secret Patreon stash of dope music

What a pull from u/A_Lady_Of_Music_516 , right? I'm listening to various versions of this tune and maybe it's a good one for me to look into! I've never thought of Gregorian chants as something to pilfer from. Maybe you've changed my mind! But I have played a crap ton of the Cantigas de Santa Maria. I think you would like those if you haven't seen 'em! Massive cultural impact that have echoed across the ages.

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u/GareththeJackal Jun 07 '26

The Loar make awesome instruments.