WOW this is amazing music Apache, they both have so much meaning to them.
I shall post some videos in the dreaming thread next time. ;) The second video you posted sounds like it was recorded at a ceremony, which takes it into another level entirely. :D

Here's another Native American one, from the Shoshone tribe which is mainly found around the Snake river area in Idaho.







Here's some Inuit throat singing. They must have so much stamina. ;)







And another Inuit song:

Here's some music from the Ojibwe people, who are plentiful where I live. Not the most soothing of music :P

Though it is rousing! :D

Here's some Medieval French music, dating from the 8-9th century.













I'm a huge Medieval history buff. :)

Wow Pa'li Makto, you're full of good stuff :D I like the second one, but it also was kind of depressing :P

Thanks ma tsmuke, I just browse a lot on youtube. ;) I'm glad you like the music I put up.

Iron_Jones, that is like something you'd hear if you went to heaven/afterlife. ;) It's so beautiful to hear. :) I really like the first video you posted particularly.

I'm going to put up some traditional Japanese music, to keep the balance and share it with you guys. ;)

Love this track. ;)

Fan of the darker sounding stuff, eh?
I really like Sircut Cervus mostly because I've had the opportunity to sing it a few times.
I'm part of an all male choir that does that kind of music.

Yes now we have some Chinese music too!! Nice job Iron_Jones. ;)
As for darker music..I don't listen to too much of it..I just liked the first one a lot because it was very quiet and enchanting to hear. ;)

Liturgical renaissance music is magical in every way shape and form. I'm very glad that you like it!

No problem ma tsmukan. ;) It's like what you imagine hearing in a big lovely cathedral with the choirs singing.

There's another Japanese track that I have to put on here, the pics on it are quite nice to see as well.

bummar... Can't listen right now - "An error has occurred, please try again later" :(
I just wanted to say thanks to Iron Jones too for medieval music - some tunes are really nice. I love Ave Maria. & you sing them, too! Sweet. I am impressed :P

Ahha and, Pa'li, about Inuit throat singing - you make me smile cos we have a similar art in Khakassia - South East of Siberia; lots of shamans still live there. & my dear pagan-scientific grandma lived for 25 years in the extreme North of Siberia, beyond the Polar Circle. She was the only MD for many thousands of square miles, & had also to heal native people similar to Inuit (Nenets, Komi & others) - they did throat singing, too :) you reminded me with this track. She was Dr. Grace of sorts :) travelling around in a husky-drawn sledge :P The people called her Oolagan Doctor (Big Doctor) but they only accepted her help in emergency cases, otherwise, they preferred their traditional healing. But they would always share food & shelter with her. I noticed that people who live close to the nature - In nature, better to say - are somehow pure-hearted, be it those Northern people, or Bedouins with their camels, or Thai fishers... they have something special, they're very hospitable , they'll always help "just like this" & won't even understand if you offer them money cos for them to help, or to share, is so normal. "It is the way".

Sorry, I am probably deviating. You got me all philosophical with your Inuit video :)

No problem ma tsmuke. :) Bedouins..I'll try to to find some more music.
YAY found some great stuff!

you know what, the tunes on this thread are so great - I might think of keeping some for dance therapy sessions! :D A right mix between rousing, inspiring, mysterious, sad & soothing can do wonders, I am sure. they all call on different emotions - & we humans have such a range of them.

Iron_Jones: I finally got to listen to your Ojibwe track. Excellent! I find the singing beautiful too. I wish I could know the words :P I would sing along!

That's fantastic Apache, really this thread is about two things: Celebrating, sharing and remembering the old music of human civilisations and ages and to create joy in listening to such music. :) Exactly the kind of joy that you are showing Apache. ;)

Here's a civilisation that I hadn't put anything down for yet: Ancient Rome. :)

Carpe Diem!!

Here's one my choir is working on. It's an incredible piece. In lots of religious music you usually end in saying "amen". If you go to 3:21, you will hear the most beautiful Amen, EVER.

I was going to go but I stayed these 4:30 min longer specifically for your Ave Maria! Yes it is beautiful. Thank you :)

(It's interesting how listening to - & singing if possible - spiritual music can make you high! & you don't need no substances for that, isn't it curious?)

I think it could be that spiritual music taps into your emotions and then into your soul. It's very lifting and almost primal when you listen to traditional music.

Music's ability to "lift" me seems to be unrelated to how old it is. Music puts me in a good mood even if I don't know what year it was from ;)

Here's some Irish music. :)



















I really love the third one. It gets you in the mood for dancing. :)

Missa Papae Marcelli, or Pope Marcellus Mass, is a mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina. It is his most well-known and most often-performed mass.
The Missa Papae Marcelli consists, like most Renaissance masses, of a Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus/Benedictus, and Agnus Dei, though the Agnus Dei is in two parts rather than the common three.
The mass was composed in honor of Pope Marcellus II, who reigned for three weeks in 1555.































Here is each part of Palestrina's Pope Marcellus Mass. I was able to find the recordings off of the same album except the Sanctus.

My personal favorite is the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God), the last one. It has a beautiful flow. It's time consuming but try listening to the entire mass in one sitting. Just lovely.

Wow this is amazing Iron Jones..I'm going to take the time to listen to them all.

They are absolutely stunning pieces of choir music, I especially like the last one and the Pope Marcellus Mass Gloria Palestrina. You can imagine similar music playing in chapels across Western Europe during the Middle Ages.

Here's some Victorian music boxes. They sound so beautiful. :) (The Victorian Era is the limit of recent eras that I'll put on here)

























Also here's some piano music:

Byrd's mass for 4 voices. I believe I sang this mass twice.

Byrd's mass for 3 voices. It's incredible that 3 voices can make such lovely flowing music that one can get lost in.

This one is magical At 1:15 it's just... profound. Lovely high soprano.

That is absolutely beautiful to hear. I think that by singing music like that, it's a good way to learn latin. It's also very interesting to find out about Willam Byrd. How did your take on Byrd's mass for 4 voices go?

I just had to post this..It moved me so much when I saw it.

First performance I forgot my music, so terrible.
Second, not so bad. But it's hard to sing Byrd; he keeps you on your toes.

Chanticleer sings Tomás Luis de Victoria~Alma Redemptoris Mater
^ This music is so nice to listen to..The singers harmonise so well.

O.O You forgot your notes..That would of been so frightening.
What is it about Byrd's compositions that makes them so hard to sing?

Well I had to read off the singer beside me, and that's a hassle.

Byrd's compositions are full off odd rhythms and note changes. You really have to focus when singing Byrd.

Ah now that I really concentrate I can see what you mean. It would me hard to stay in time with the cutting in of the different harmonies at different times in the piece.







I must learn some more Welsh over the holidays so I can understand this more. It's a shame that my father only knows some basic words.

Here's more for you, Pa'li, baby.






















Last one is gorgeous.

Hooray!! Thanks Iron Jones ma tsmukan. :D

Oh this is absolutely brilliant! I have to soak up all this beautiful music. :D
The last one is splendid indeed. I also really seem to be drawn to the music by Palestrina. It's very soft and seems to echo into the clouds. :)

I realised that there is no Nordic music in here..Here we go:
(First 2 are Swedish)












(Icelandic)













(Norwegian)

Some more for you Pali, baby. In case you're going through withdrawl ;)
Damn hippie...












I've posted the one below before but a different group. please listen to 1:40 for the high soprano. Angelic.

Naww you're too kind. :)

Thanks a bunch for the nice music!

@The Sixteen Miserere Mei Deus . At 1.40 onwards a huge chill went down my spine. I couldn't believe that a sound like that could come from anyone. It was both ethereal and beautiful. :)

I should put some Italian music in here too. :)

A couple of really nice celtic pieces I've been listening to lately. The guy who composes this stuff is very talented.

Here ya go, Pali.
These are all songs that my choir is currently learning/ has prepared for our upcoming service.
















This one below is poor quality, couldn't find a professional recording.

Hey thanks Iron Jones. There are some impressive songs there. :)
I hope your choir manages to sing them all well. I can here some difficult solos in there, especially in the first link.

Listening to these tunes makes me want to learn Latin.

Speaking of which, I'm going to post up some Roman Music in honor of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.













It must be quite hard to recreate ancient music but the results speak for itself. :D