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Today's show is full of celestial music to celebrate the total eclipse visible in parts of the US! Various heavenly bodies are mentioned in texts set by composers like Thomas Tomkins, Francisco López Capillas, Johannes Ciconia, and Giovanni da Palestrina. We'll also hear selections from the opera Phaëton by Jean-Baptiste Lully, a cautionary tale about the son of the sun god who borrows the family vehicle.
- Anon. Phebi claro nondum orto iubare Concordian Dawn
- Raimon Vidal Entre'l Taur e'l Doble Signe Concordian Dawn
- Anon. Quem terra pontus aethera Cappella Pratensis
- Jacob Obrecht Ave maris stella Piffaro
- Hilaire Penet Virgo Prudentissima Pomerium
- Thomas Tomkins Above the Starrs Emma Kirkby; Fretwork
- Francisco Lopez Capillas Cui luna, sol et omnia Ex Cathedra
- Johannes Ciconia Le Ray au Soleyl La Morra
- Anon. Stella Splendens Psallentes & Zefiro Torna
- Michelagnolo Galilei Toccata Lucas Harris, lute
- Giovanni Da Palestrina Deh, hor foss'io col vago de la luna Concerto Italiano
- Jean-Baptiste Lully Phaeton (excerpts) Tafelmusik
- Johann Sebastian Bach Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern Tafelmusik