Song of the Unicorn [Enhanced]

Track Listings
1. Once Upon a Time (Lauda)    
2. Procession (Danse Royale)    
3. Travelling (Early One Morning)    
4. By the River (Gibbons - The Silver Swan)    
5. At the Monastary (Gragorian Chant)    
6. In the Dormitory (Riddle Lullaby)    
7. In the Village (Summer Is Icumen In)    
8. Meeting Merlin (Celtic Harp)    
9. Cave Dance (Baile Cerbantino)    
10. Birth of Music (Sound Effects, Instruments)    
11. Future of Music (Chaconne on Greensleeves, Bach, Mozart)    
12. Beethoven and the Unicorn's Song    
13. Meeting King Arthur (Festivities, Chanson Á la Vièrge)    
14. Galloping Horse (English Dance)    
15. Lake (Tallis - Audivi Vocem)    
16. Miracle of the Feathers (Western Wind into Unicorn's Song)    
17. Boat (Shepherds, Calm Your Flocks)    
18. Arriving in Avalon (Psaltery)    
19. Court Dance (Trotto)    
20. Morgan (Pilgrim's Journey)    
See all 26 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews
From Parents' Choice®
Better suited to music students or a gifted child, this lavishly produced interactive CD introduces listeners to the musical instruments of the medieval period and the beginnings of Renaissance music. The interactive program offers slide viewing, on-line art galleries and activities such as changing the music mix and coloring a scene. A 2000 Parents' Choice® Approved winner.

Reviewed by Parents' Choice® 2000

Song of the Unicorn, Music, Susan Hammond, Sylvain Bergeron, Ben Grossman, Katherine Hill, Children's, Childrens, Classical
The Black Madonna
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Bursting with Visceral Life and Earthy Joy!
  • Unexpected delight
  • Would be Worth Buying at Three Times the Price
  • Here's my two cents
  • a window on another world
The Black Madonna

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ASIN: B000007N63
Release Date: 1998-05-26

Tracks:

  1. Cuncti simus concanentes
  2. Quant voi la flor novele
  3. A Madre do que a bestia
  4. Amours, ou trop tart me sui pris
  5. Quant ay lomon consirat
  6. Mariam, matrem Virginem
  7. O Virgo splendens
  8. Tanto son da groriosa
  9. Comencerai a fere un lai
  10. Cantiga de Santa Maria No.77-119
  11. O Maria, maris stella
  12. Los set gotxs

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Bursting with Visceral Life and Earthy Joy!.......2007-02-16

Hard to believe we can buy this precious gem for under $10 -- and what a gem it is! Easily my favourite medieval music CD. This isn't museum music, or a cerebral esoteric dip into European medieval cultures. This music leaps out and grabs you -- recalling images of everything from the still smile of a 13th-century Madonna to the chaos of Breugel and Bosch. Belinda Sykes' voice is alive with earth, grit, heat, and a transcendent beauty that needs to be experienced to be believed. The musicians are magicians: they'll have you dancing, singing, praying -- getting your bare feet soiled in the hot holy dust of a pilgrim's trail: enjoy!

5 out of 5 stars Unexpected delight.......2006-08-29

Not sure what I was expecting, but this is a very refreshing collection. Hypnotic and robust at the same time. Two thumbs up -- 'at's all I got.

5 out of 5 stars Would be Worth Buying at Three Times the Price.......2006-02-19

One of the hidden gems of the Naxos catalog are the series of recordings of Medieval music by the Ensemble Unicorn with Michael Posch. The music they choose to record here comes from the 14th century Llivre Vermell de Monstserrat preserved there in an codex of five parts. The book resulted from an attempt to set contemporary popular music to spiritual texts to help to reach out to a wider audience.

This CD is exemplary in every possible way. The liner notes written by Michael Posch himself are superb. Furthermore, the recorded sound quality is pretty much audiophile grade and runs rings around those produced by major record labels for the fraction of the price. The music making is beautiful, evocative and fascinating with all performances having the intensity and brilliance you can always count on from this superb ensemble.

Very highly recommended.

5 out of 5 stars Here's my two cents.......2006-02-10

Let me add my two cents to the laudatory reviews already given. I bought this CD some time ago when I was developing an interest in early music. The title and the theme fascinated me. Also it was inexpensive, and I know from my experience that NAXOS, even though inexpensive, delivers quality goods. I was not the least disappointed. This is the music of an important era in history brilliantly performed by Unicorn Ensemble and Belinda Sykes. Belinda Sykes deserves to be better known than she is. She has a marvelous voice, and her delivery is without peer. When she sings, I am transported back to the days of those pilgrims whose songs she is singing. This music is not like other music. at times it may seem raucous. Just keep in mind the epoch from which these songs come. Open your mind. I assure you that you will be transformed.

5 out of 5 stars a window on another world.......2005-12-05

I picked up this cd because of a family connection with the Black Madonna of Monserrat. She's an integral part of the religious life of my dad's hometown. I thought the cd would make a good present for my dad but I didn't really expect the music to be anything special. However, I was simply blown away upon listening to it. This is an incredible blend of voice, rhythm and percussion that conveys the earthiness and transcendence of peasant pilgrim experience. I'm not a fan of early music -- I don't dislike it, I just don't know that much about it. Most of the early music I have listened to, however, is nowhere near as textured and intricate as these songs. What's amazing to my ears is that arrangements manage to sound both ancient and startlingly contemporary at the same time. I'm betting that sooner or later, someone will be giving these songs a trance-music treatment -- if that hasn't already happened.
On the Way to Bethlehem (Music of the Medieval Pilgrim)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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  • Exotic, exciting and fun!
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  • Too cool to be considered classical and definitely not Xmas.
On the Way to Bethlehem (Music of the Medieval Pilgrim)

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ASIN: B00000144X
Release Date: 1996-03-26

Tracks:

  1. Dinaresade
  2. Edi be thu, Heven-Queene
  3. Nevestinko oro
  4. Beata progenies
  5. Mari stanko
  6. Sei willekommen Herre Christ
  7. Bog se rodi va Betleme
  8. Koleda na Bozic
  9. Kod Betlehema
  10. Koleda na Bozic
  11. Angelus ad virginem
  12. D
  13. Quinte Estampie real
  14. Urbs Beata Ierusalem
  15. Mevl

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars MUSIC OF THE MEDIEVAL PILGRIM.......2007-06-11

I love this cd--all the tracks are great, especially "On the way to Bethlehem"!

5 out of 5 stars Exotic, exciting and fun!.......2002-11-29

If Ensemble Unicorn is great, Unicorn combined with the Middle-Eastern-inspired Ensemble Oni Wytars is even better! Actually, the two groups seem to share many of the same members, along with Ensemble Accentus (which focuses on Spanish and Sephardic music), but with different directors for each: Michael Posch for Unicorn, Marcos Ambrosini for Oni Wytars, and Thomas Wimmer for Accentus. This CD brings the musicians together to offer a stimulating combination of western and eastern-influenced music that might have been heard or played by medieval Pilgrims making the journey eastward. The European tunes focus on the Christmas season, while the Balkan and Near Eastern selections are traditional, handed down orally through the centuries and interpreted here with a zeal that should be as appealing to belly dancers as to early music enthusiasts (and I know many people who fall into both categories!). Instruments used include chalumeau, cheremia, cornemuse bechonnet, darbukka, davul, def, gayda, gittern, kaval, nyckelharpa, sackpipa, tamburello, tombak, vihuela d'arco, and a number of others that you actually might have heard of before--bagpipe, rebec, recorder, rebec, shawm, ud and the like. Ellen Santaniello also contributes vocals. I was surprised and delighted when I played this CD for the first time, and I continue to be each time I hear it again. If you like this recording, be sure to check out the other collaboration between Ensemble Unicorn and Ensemble Oni Wytars, "Music of the Troubadours", also from Naxos.

5 out of 5 stars Exotic jams.......2001-02-27

Yes, fortunately, this record does not contain anything you'd recognise as depressing Xmas kitsch.

Instead, the record wishes to envisage a journey of mediæval pilgrims, beginning in Western Europe, and moving through the Balkans towards the Holy Land. As such, the disk contains a mixture of Western European, Balkan, and Islamic melodies.

The strength of Ensemble Unicorn and Oni Wytars is their ability to use early music as the basis for extended jam sessions. This recording is framed by two such jams, each more than twelve minutes in length, the opening -Dinaresade- and the closing -Mevlana-. Based on Middle Eastern themes, these are excellent performances, rich in atmosphere. Fans of contemporary groups who make use of similar material, from Loreena McKennitt to Dead can Dance, may find this record interesting, and well worth the Naxos price.

FWIW, Ensemble Unicorn and Oni Wytars also collaborate on the -Black Madonna- recording, another Naxos release I can highly recommend.

5 out of 5 stars I WANT MORE!.......1999-06-08

Great melodies, better instrumentation....INCREDIBLE MUSIC!!! I find western-europe music by ensemble Unicorn great, but the oriental part by Oni Wytars is simply amazing, both the balkanic and oriental songs. My only regret is that I loved the ensemble too much to bear the fact that no other record by them is anywhere to be found...

5 out of 5 stars Too cool to be considered classical and definitely not Xmas........1999-01-12

Despite the title this album has nothing to do with Christmas music. The sounds range from Celtic to Middle Eastern. While they date from the days of the Crusades, they sound great to my ears in the nineties. The last track makes you want to belly dance!
Song of the Unicorn
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • great music & story
  • The Best!!!!!
  • Simply Beautiful
  • My kids can not get enough of this CD
  • NOT just for music students or gifted children
Song of the Unicorn

Manufacturer: Children's Group
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ASIN: B00001SIBJ
Release Date: 1999-09-21

Tracks:

  1. Once Upon a Time (Lauda)
  2. Procession (Danse Royale)
  3. Travelling (Early One Morning)
  4. By the River (Gibbons-The Silver Swan)
  5. At the Monastery (Gregorian Chant)
  6. In the Dormitory (Riddle Lullaby)
  7. In the Village (Summer Is Icumen In)
  8. Meeting Merlin (Celtic Harp)
  9. Cave Dance (Baile Cervantino)
  10. The Birth Of Music (Sound Effects, Instruments)
  11. The Future Of Music (Chaconne On Greensleeves, Bach, Mozart)
  12. Beethoven and the Unicorn's Song
  13. Meeting King Arthur (Festivities, Chanson A La Vierge)
  14. Galloping Horse (English Dance)
  15. The Lake (Tallis-Audivi Vocem)
  16. The Miracle Of the Feathers (Western Wind Into Unicorn's Song)
  17. The Boat (Shepherds, Calm Your Flocks)
  18. Arriving In Avalon (Psaltery)
  19. Court Dance (Trotto)
  20. Morgan (Pilgrim's Journey)
  21. Meeting the Unicorns (Sir John, His Alman)
  22. In the Grove (Danzon)
  23. Peace (Sweelick-Mon Dieu, J'ai En Toy)
  24. The Storm (Ghaetta)
  25. Freedom (Celtic-style Tune)
  26. Conclusion (Amen)

Product Description

GENERAL FEATURES: When a young queen falls mysteriously ill, her children are sent deep into the forest in search of her only cure: the legendary unicorn. The great magician Merlin helps them on their quest. With riddles and the unicorn's song, the children travel to the magical isle of Avalon. There they must decide what can truly cure their mother -- King Arthur's powerful sister, Morgan-le-Fay, or the healing touch of the unicorn. Features more than two dozen excerpts of pre-Baroque music, including traditional English songs like Greensleeves and Early One Morning, Gregorian Chant, Celtic songs, wild Medieval dances plus a journey into the future of music with Bach, Beethoven and beyond. Approximately 45 minutes. Recommended for ages 5-12. Educational entertainment for all ages.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars great music & story.......2007-02-25

check out the whole classical kids series!!!
they are great!!!
my kids (6, 5, & 2) actually ask to listen to them! ~ and i enjoy them, too.

5 out of 5 stars The Best!!!!!.......2005-10-18

I love this CD! I am soo glad i have it!
I listen to it over and over and over again!
It's simply beautiful!
It deserves more then 5 stars!!!
It's simply amazing...so magesticly made.
I certianly say that this is worth buying!
The music is amazing.Everything is.So peaceful.If you are a horse lover or a fantasy lover its worth buying also.

God Bless

5 out of 5 stars Simply Beautiful.......2005-10-15

Unlike the other mom who has gotten tired of listening to this CD over and over, I haven't. My kids (8, 6 and 4) are silent for the whole duration of this cd making car trips so much more pleasant. The music is gorgeous, simply gorgeous. I love that my kids are enjoying beautiful, thoughtful music and a sweet story.

5 out of 5 stars My kids can not get enough of this CD.......2004-10-30

I am so sick of Song of the Unicorn. It is the #1 request any time we are in the car from both my 2 year old son and four year old daughter. My 9 year old nephew also asks for it whenever he happens to be in the car with us. My children have both picked up some new vocabulary words (as well as an English accent). The CD disappeared for awhile, I couldn't imagine where it had gone. It turns out my husband "borrowed it" for his car. My husband is not a reader and does not appreciate classical music. He loves it. This CD is for all ages...anyone who loves a good story. But be warned...you may get tired of it after your children request it every car ride for 6 months straight!

5 out of 5 stars NOT just for music students or gifted children.......2002-07-16

My daughter got this CD for her 6th birthday and absolutely loves it. So do I. My daughter isn't a music student and I don't thinks she's a "gifted" child (although I'm not quite sure what that means). But she often asks to play this CD and remains captivated by it.
An Introduction to Early Music
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    An Introduction to Early Music

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    ASIN: B00000142Q
    Release Date: 1995-10-24

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    Alfonso X "El Sabio": Cantigas de Santa Maria
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • One of the Gems of the Naxos Catalog
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    • Typically good recording by Unicorn
    Alfonso X "El Sabio": Cantigas de Santa Maria

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    ASIN: B00000144Y
    Release Date: 1995-07-18

    Tracks:

    1. The Cantigas De Santa Maria: Prologo
    2. The Cantigas De Santa Maria: Por nos de dulta tirar
    3. The Cantigas De Santa Maria: Instrumental
    4. The Cantigas De Santa Maria: Quen serve Santa Maria
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    13. The Cantigas De Santa Maria: Epilogo

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars One of the Gems of the Naxos Catalog.......2005-12-26

    I remeber the first time I played this CD it captivated me from the very first note and gripped my attention all the way to the very end. The wildness of the Spanish mysticism expressed in this Marian music from 13th century Iberian peninsula recorded here exerts a hypnotic magnetism that is thoroughly engrossing.The music reflects the influence of troubadours but given the Eastern Orthodox origins of the cult of the Virgin Mary, Orthodox chant influences likely exists as perhaps do Sephardic and Muslim influences given that this region was a great cultural melting pot in its day. As usual, Ensemble Unicorn brings tremendous performing energy into the musical 're-enactment' so to speak, with an approach as far removed from the staid and academic you could possibly ask for.

    As usual with Ensemble Unicorn recordings the sound quality puts that of many a major recording to utter shame. To be able to buy an audiophile grade recording at this represents a rediculous bargain indeed. That said, it is for the music you should buy this highly recommendable CD and one of the gems of the Naxos catalogue.

    5 out of 5 stars Beatiful religious music well performed.......2002-12-06

    The Spanish King, Alfonso X, compiled the Cantigas of Santa Maria which were published into exquisitely decorated manuscripts. The songs celebrate different aspects of the virgin Mary's life and are meant as prayers and meditations.
    This CD contains only a few of the over 300 songs that were complied and offers a wide variety of musical styles which are exuberantly played by the Ensemble Unicorn---which has recorded many Early Music CDs for Naxos.
    As usual the Naxos program notes are excellent and offer a novice listener a better understanding of the music and the time it was composed.
    In the CDs which were compiled earlier in their history, Naxos does not include the words to vocal pieces. It would be better if the words were included, but I think the performance itself deserves a top rating,

    4 out of 5 stars Typically good recording by Unicorn.......2001-08-29

    A friend of mine commented that a male soprano is an acquired taste. The countertenor on this disc sings with a lot of conviction, and the alternation with the rich baritone make it very listenable. The instrumental improvisations get a little wild -- typical for this ensemble -- but they never sound completely improbable. These versions of Cantigas 18 and 295 in particular are possibly the best out there, and definitely the most fun.
    Masters, Monsters & Mazes
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      Masters, Monsters & Mazes
      Trefoil , Cuvelier , Machaut , Suzoy , and Taillander
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      ASIN: B00091QRXE
      Release Date: 2005-03-28

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      Product Description

      TREFOIL is a trio of singer-instrumentalists long active in early music, with experience in such ensembles as Concert Royal, Les Arts Florissants, New York's Ensemble for Early Music, Pomerium, Clarion Music Society, Piffaro, My Lord Chamberlain's Consort, and other groups. The trio debuted in New York and Philadelphia early in 2000 with a program of 14th century French ars subtilior song. Trefoil has appeared in concerts and master classes at The Cloisters, Temple University, Vassar College, Middlebury College, Vermont Millennium Arts Festival, Museum Series of Providence, Boston College, Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, NH, Neighborhood Music School in New Haven, 2002 Amherst Early Music Festival, and 37th Annual International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoo. The trio has also made a series of joint appearances with the Folger Concert in Washington D.C.
      Peter Maxwell Davies: A Celebration Of Scotland
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        ASIN: B000001PCM
        Release Date: 1993-12-07

        Tracks:

        1. An Orkney Wedding, With Sunrise
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        French Troubadour Songs
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • surprisingly delightful and rich
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        Manufacturer: Hmf Classical Exp.
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B000059WLI
        Release Date: 2001-05-08

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        1. Volez Vous Que Je Vous Chant (Would You Have Me Sing for You)
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        9. Quant Voi la Flor Nouvele (When I See Fresh Blooms Appear)

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