Stella Splendens ("Splendid Star") is a

polyphonic Polyphony ( ) is a type of musical texture consisting of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical texture with just one voice, monophony, or a texture with one dominant melodic voice accompanied by chords, h ...

song (fol. 21v–22), with two

parts Part, parts or PART may refer to: People *Armi Pärt (born 1991), Estonian handballer * Arvo Pärt (born 1935), Estonian classical composer *Brian Part (born 1962), American child actor *Dealtry Charles Part (1882–1961), sheriff (1926–1927) a ...

voices 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 monaster ...

'', one of the oldest extant medieval manuscripts containing

music Music is generally defined as the art of arranging sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm or otherwise expressive content. Exact definitions of music vary considerably around the world, though it is an aspect ...

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

Jordi Savall Jordi Savall i Bernadet (; born 1 August 1941) is a Spanish 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 family of ...

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

Estampie The estampie (french: estampie, Occitan and ca, estampida, it, istanpitta) is a medieval dance and musical form which was a popular instrumental and vocal form in the 13th and 14th centuries. The name was also applied to poetry. Musical form T ...

(album ''Ave maris stella'', 1991) * The

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 inst ...

(album ''Llibre vermell, pilgrim songs & dances'', 1992) * Capilla Musical y Escolanía de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos & Atrium Musicae, directed by Luis Lozano &

Gregorio Paniagua Gregorio is a masculine given name and a surname. It may refer to: Given name * Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925–2016), Uruguayan army general and de facto President of Uruguay from 1981 until 1985 * Gregorio Álvarez (historian) (1889–1986), ...

(album ''Canto antiguo español'', 1994) *

Companyia Elèctrica Dharma Companyia Elèctrica Dharma is a Spanish 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 ...

& Grallers De L'Acord (album ''20 Anys Electrica Dharma'', 1994) * Schola Gregoriana Mediolanensis, directed by Giovanni Vianini (album ''Ad cantica'', 1994) *

Corvus Corax The common raven (''Corvus corax'') is a large all-black passerine bird. It is the most widely distributed of all corvids, found across the Northern Hemisphere. It is a raven known by many names at the subspecies level; there are at least ei ...

(album ''Tritonus'', 1995) *

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 ...

: "Stella splendens (ballata)" (album ''in festa'', 1995) * Adaro (album ''Stella splendens'', 1997) * Novalia (album ''Canti e briganti'', 1997) *

In Extremo In Extremo (Latin for ''At the Edge''; abbreviated InEx or IE) is a German Medieval metal band originating from Berlin. The band's musical style combines metal with Medieval traditional songs, blending the sound of the standard rock/metal instr ...

(album '' Weckt Die Toten!'', 1998) *

Studio der Frühen Musik A studio is an artist or worker's workroom. This can be for the purpose of acting, architecture, painting, pottery (ceramics), sculpture, origami, woodworking, scrapbooking, photography, graphic design, filmmaking, animation, industrial design, ...

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 Mun ...

(album ''Secular music c1300'', 1998) * Corona Borealis (album '' Cantus Paganus'', 2000) * Psalteria (album ''Scalerica d'oro'', 2001) *

Hughes de Courson Hughes de Courson is a French musician and arranger. The Malicorne years Hughes de Courson is best known for being on all of the albums by Malicorne. He played electric guitar, bass, crumhorn, percussion, recorder, positive organ, piano, elka, ...

(album ''Lux Obscura: Un Projet Electro-Medieval'', 2003) *

Saltatio Mortis Saltatio Mortis is a German medieval metal group. The Latin name means "dance of death". It is an allusion to the Danse Macabre, and a motto of the band is: "He who dances does not die." Members Current * Alea der Bescheidene - vocals, b ...

(album ''Heptessenz – Marktmusik des Mittelalters'', 2003) * Vox Vulgaris (album ''The Shape of Medieval Music to Come'', 2003) * Barco Brena (album ''The celts on the organ'', 2004) * Cornix Maledictum (album ''Mariage en noir'', 2004) *

Qntal Qntal is a German "electro-medieval" band founded in 1991 by Michael Popp and Ernst Horn. They later added vocalist Syrah (Sigrid Hausen) to complete the band. It has roots in Estampie, an acoustic band based on "authentic" Early music, wherea ...

(album ''Illuminate'', 2004) *

Heimatærde Heimatærde is a German electro-industrial band with a medieval motif. It was created as a studio project by Disc jockey Ashlar von Megalon (DJ Ash) in 2004. History Heimatærde was founded in 2004, as a studio project by German DJ Ashlar von ...

(maxi-single ''Hick hack hackebeil'', 2016) * Welladay (album ''Dedication'', 2004) * Arcana Obscura (album ''Aderlass vol.5'', 2007) * Richard Searles (album "Jongleurs Dance") * Choeur de Chambre de Namur (album ''Llibre Vermell'', 2007) *

Blackmore's Night Blackmore's Night is a British-American neo-medieval folk rock band formed in 1997, consisting mainly of Ritchie Blackmore (acoustic guitar, hurdy gurdy, mandola, mandolin, nyckelharpe, and electric guitar) and Candice Night (lead vocals, lyri ...

: "Locked Within the Crystal Ball" (album ''

Secret Voyage ''Secret Voyage'' is the seventh studio album by the group Blackmore's Night. According to a SPV press release, ''Secret Voyage'' is another kaleidoscopic musical journey through time and space, incorporating and rearranging traditional melodie ...

'', 2008) *

Daniele Sepe Daniele Sepe (born 17 April 1960 in Naples) is an Italian musician, known internationally for interpreting protest songs from around the world. His first instrument was the flute, which he played at the San Pietro a Majella conservatoire. After ...

(album ''Kronomakia'', 2008) *

Luc Arbogast Luc Arbogast (born in La Rochelle, France on 2 November 1975) is a French musician and singer, songwriter. He was a contestant in season 2 of the French television talent competition '' The Voice: la plus belle voix''. After the show, he was sig ...

(album ''Aux portes de Sananda'', 2009) * Jose Luis Pastor (album ''The Evidence, 2015)'' * Apocalypse Orchestra: "Flagellants' Song" (album ''The End Is Nigh'', 2017)

References

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