Frankish Sequence

About the artist

The Frankish sequences – 9th Century newly-created pieces whose role in the liturgy is not always clear to us – were often creations of great beauty and imagination. Some of their melodies may have roots in earlier traditions, and the texts also display a succinct virtuosity, cleverly incorporating imagery from earlier Christian writers in new and surprising ways. Notker of Saint Gall (c. 840-912), called Balbus, wrote texts (prosae) to West-Frankish sequence melodies.

Top songs

1. Puella Turbata
2. Scalam Ad Caelos (IX)
3. Adducentur (IX)
4. Petruslied, Unsar Trohtin Hat Farsalt (IX c)
5. Occidentana
6. Planctus Cygni
7. Fortis Atque Amara (IX c)
8. Fortis atque amara
9. Petruslied, Unsar Trohtin Hat Farsalt (IX)
10. Planctus De Obitu Karoli (814)

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