Splendens Ceptigera ("Splendid ruler") is a

monodic In music, monody refers to a solo vocal style distinguished by having a single melodic line and instrumental accompaniment. Although such music is found in various cultures throughout history, the term is specifically applied to Italian song of ...

song (fol. 21v-22) from the

Llibre Vermell de Montserrat The ''Llibre Vermell de Montserrat'' (, "Red Book of Montserrat") is a manuscript collection of devotional texts containing, amongst others, some late medieval songs. The 14th-century manuscript was compiled in and is still located at the monast ...

, one of the oldest extant medieval manuscripts containing

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

. In modern times it has been recorded by many artists: *

Jordi Savall Jordi Savall i Bernadet (; born 1 August 1941) is a Spanish Conducting, conductor, composer and viol player. He has been one of the major figures in the field of Western early music since the 1970s, largely responsible for popularizing the viol ...

, Hespèrion XX (album ''Llibre Vermell de Montserrat - siglo XIV'', 1978) *

New London Consort New London Consort was a London-based Renaissance and Baroque music ensemble, which performed in most of Europe and various other parts of the world. Founded and directed by Philip Pickett, most of its repertoire was recorded and broadcast by BBC ...

directed by

Philip Pickett Philip Pickett (born 17 November 1950) is an English musician. Pickett was director of early music ensembles including the New London Consort, and taught at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He played recorders, shawms and similar in ...

(album ''Llibre vermell, pilgrim songs & dances'', 1992) *

Ensemble Anonymus Ensemble may refer to: Art * Architectural ensemble * ''Ensemble'' (Kendji Girac album), 2015 * ''Ensemble'' (Ensemble album), 2006 * Ensemble (band), a project of Olivier Alary * Ensemble cast (drama, comedy) * Ensemble (musical theatre), ...

(album ''Llibre vermell'', 1993) * Gothart (album ''Stella splendens'', 1997) *

Studio der Frühen Musik Studio der frühen Musik was an early music group active from 1960–1980 and based in Munich. The leader of the group was Thomas Binkley, and the activity of the group coincided with the years he was teaching at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. C ...

directed by

Thomas Binkley Thomas Binkley (Cleveland, Ohio, December 26, 1931 – Bloomington, Indiana, April 28, 1995) was an American lutenist and early music scholar. Thomas Eden Binkley studied at the University of Illinois (BM. 1956, PhD. 1959) and the University of Mu ...

(album ''Secular music c1300'', 1998) *

Companyia Elèctrica Dharma Companyia Elèctrica Dharma is a Catalan band. Many of its members are brothers, from the district of Sants, in the city of Barcelona. They have performed in Europe, North and South America, and Africa at music festivals such as "Rock in Rio", Rio ...

(album ''Llibre Vermell'', 2002) *

Ensemble Micrologus Ensemble Micrologus is an Italian group that performs vocal and instrumental medieval music, including both religious and secular pieces from the 12th to the 16th century in their repertoire. Through research into manuscripts, organology, and icon ...

(album ''Llibre Vermell de Montserrat'', 2002) * Sarband & Osnabrücker Jugendchor (album ''Llibre Vermell'', 2002) * Choeur de Chambre de Namur (album ''Llibre Vermell'', 2007) * Ensemble Kantika (album ''Estel de mar'', 2009)

References

{{Reflist Medieval compositions