![]() ![]() Instead, a wheel of Fortune (framed by an eerie, inverted cross) is presented as an allegory of life: A king on his throne at the top on his right, a poor schlemiel sliding down and away from power another unfortunate in the dumps at the bottom, and a third climbing back up on the left. If you wisely sift the wheat from the chaff, your donation will buy fame." The next song, on the same page, was no prayer to the Virgin, but rather a hymn to Goddess Fortune: "Fate, monstrous and empty, you are a malevolent, whirling wheel."Īnd the image on that opening page was not some pious one of a Nativity or a Crucifixion. ![]() Be friendly and smooth towards everyone, but be careful. On the contrary, the opening song - meant as some satirical mime, or a dance perhaps - cast a cynical eye on worldly reality: "Right and wrong go walking, almost in step together, and virtue must take care to stay halfway between two vices. The ages-old manuscript, that lay in the vaults of the Benediktbeuren monastery in Bavaria, did not begin with the usual devotions. This program is dedicated to the memory of Thomas Binkley. Thomas Binkley, René Clemencic, Joel Cohen, Walter Lipphardt, Miriam K. Transcriptions/editions/reconstructions of the melodies,įrom the Carmina Burana manuscript and from other medieval sources by: Members of The Harvard University Choir, Murray Forbes Somerville, director Steven Lundahl, recorders, shawm, slide trumpet Margriet Tindemans, medieval fiddle, rebec, gittern ![]()
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