Vocem Cum Cithara Dedit: Singing Horace In The Early Middle Age – Stefano Albarello

Between the tenth and twelfth centuries, Horace’s carmina were sung in monasteries, preserving the voice of classical poetry within medieval culture. In this recording, Stefano Albarello revives fourteen of those odes, reconstructed from ancient neumatic notation, together with a unique melody from Terence’s Eunuchus. “Vocem cum cithara dedit” reveals a forgotten world where Latin verse, rhythm, and melody merged — the living echo of antiquity resonating through the Middle Ages. Albarello performs these works accompanying himself on the cithara and lyra.