Hymn to St Magnus Nobilis humilis

members of Oxford Girls Choir with Richard Vendome (psaltery) sing Nobilis, humilis, (Uppsala Univ. Lib. Cod. C233 4, 13th cent. ) a hymn written in honour of St Magnus, Earl of Orkney, a Christian leader who was murdered in 1116 by his warrior cousin Hakon of Norway. This is an example of gymel (Latin gemellus twin), twopart music, mainly in parallel thirds. The opening picture is based on a statue in the church of St Magnus the Martyr in the City of London.