Medieval Carol in Baraque

An transcription on three “ancient” Christmas melodies: the medieval choral arrangement “Ihr lieben Hirten” (their dear shepherd), by Andreas Hammerschmidt (Bohemia, early 1600′s); J.S.Bach’s organ prelude “In dulci jublio” (1600′s), traditionally played at Christmas mass; and a French variation on “Joseph est bein marie” (1600′s, by Michel Richard De Lalande). It’s from the Bach tune that we get the contemporary hymn “Good Christian Men Rejoice.”