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Nobilis humilis
Magnushymnen
anon.
Nobilis, humilis, Magne martyr stabilis, Habilis, utilis, comes vene rabilis, et tutor laudabilis, Tuos subditos serva carnis fragilis mole positos. |
This hymn from the Orkney Islands c. 1280 is one of the earliest examples of notated multivoice music that exist. (In case anybody wonder: Yes, the Orkney Islands were a part of Norway at that time.)
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