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Here is the list of inspirational music that was generously put together by others before the website refurbishments.
SACRED MUSIC (Medieval and Renaissance)
Gregorian Chant
- Santo Domingo De Silos Benedictine Choir
Allegri Miserere - Sacred Music of the Renaissance (Music CD)
Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179)
Thomas Tallis - Spem in alium
Tallis Scholars - Silver, 25th Anniversary CD.
Palestrina - Misa Papae Marcelli
Claudio Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine (Maria Vespers), Selva Morale e Spirituale
CLASSICAL
Compilations of melodic music by any of the top composers are great.
Vivaldi (1678-1741)
- The Four Seasons
- Gloria, Magnificat
- Sabat Mater
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
- Messiah
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
- St. Matthew Passion
- Brandenburg Concertos
Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)
- The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Great composer but some of his music can be repetitive, so we’ll try to pick some standouts:
- Symphony 41 “Jupiter”
- Opera "The Magic Flute"
- The Requiem
- Masonic Music
- Vespers
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Most of his work is fine to listen to.
- 9 symphonies: No.1; No.2; No.3 "Eroica"; No.4; No.5; No.6 "Pastoral"; No.7; No.8; and No.9 "Choral”
- Overtures “Leonore” and “Egmont”
- Piano sonatas "Pathétique"; "Moonlight"; "Waldstein"; and "Appassionata"
- Violin concerto in D
Richard Wagner (1813-1884)
- Opera "Parsifal"
Pachelbel - Canon in D Major
CLASSICAL SINGERS
Charlotte Church (1986) “Ave Maria” and “Holy Night” from Dream a Dream album
Aled Jones (1970) Pie Jesu album
TRADITIONAL FOLK
The Chieftains (1963) Irish traditional music – early works
Alan Stivell (1944) “Renaissance of the Celtic Harp”
Loreena McKennitt “The Dark Night of the Soul” song from The Mask and Mirror (1994). Lyrics by 15th century mystic St. John of the Cross.
ANDEAN MUSIC (Pre-European contact)
Wayanay Inka - The Flight of the Condor (1995)
Incantation – On the Wing of a Condor (1982); Panpipes from the Andes (1986)
Sukay - Music of the Andes
SUFI MUSIC
Sufi Splendor: Music for Whirling Meditation CD (2002)
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