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Canticum Novum

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[The Diverse Charms of Medieval Lauda, Unveiled Through the Incorporation of Various Ethnic Instruments]At the 2018 La Folle Journe au Japon, Canticum Novum thrilled the audience with a rich program that explored the unexpected connections between traditional Armenian music and European early music. While the group is one of the most versatile ensembles on the vibrant early music scene in France, this time they have focused on the Italian laudaa genre that can be considered one of the cornerstones of medieval musicand released a new recording that powerfully demonstrates just how diverse the music within this tradition truly is. Amid the Crusades and the rise of the Mongol Empire, the conflict between the Pope and the German Emperor intensified, and the Italian peninsula was thrown into turmoil. Drawing primarily from the Cortona Lauda Collection, composed in central Tuscany during the 13th c