A lullaby sung in the Coventry Mystery Plays depicting the Massacre of the Innocents, one of the few surviving medieval English carols.
The Coventry Carol is a 16th-century English Christmas hymn originating from Coventry mystery plays, featuring unusual minor-key harmonies that evoke its lyrical theme of the Massacre of the Innocents.
The Coventry Carol is a 16th-century English Christmas hymn originating from the Coventry mystery plays, traditionally performed by the guilds of Coventry. Its melancholic melody and lyrics (referencing the Massacre of the Innocents) contrast with most cheerful Christmas music.
A contemporary orchestral expansion of the haunting Renaissance carol, featuring string textures and flute solos that evoke both traditional and modern harmonic language.
The Coventry Carol is a 16th-century English carol from the mystery play "The Pageant of the Shearmen and Tailors," depicting Herod's slaughter of infants. Its haunting lullaby style contrasts with the dark biblical narrative.
