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48 ERIC RICE of the Gothic choir, the liturgy of Aachen was performed within the church’s octagon, which was surrounded by choir stalls, and it was undoubtedly here as well that liturgical polyphony was sung. Physical evidence within the church and several chronicles indicate this location as the church’s original choir. 7 Example 1. Syß willekommen heire Kerst, Johann Barba (?), ca. 1391; from the manuscript Erfurt, Stadtbücherei, Amplonia 4 o 332, fol. 105. 7 RICE, Music and Ritual, pp. 207–216.

THE ROLE OF ACOUSTICS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF RENAISSANCE POLYPHONY Example 2. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Responsory Verse for Christmas Day), Johann Barba (?), ca. 1391; from the manuscript Erfurt, Stadtbücherei, Amplonia 4 o 332, fol. 105v-106. (Notes derived from the chant are marked with a + sign.) 49

48 ERIC RICE<br />

of the Gothic choir, the liturgy of Aachen was performed within the church’s octagon,<br />

which was surrounded by choir stalls, and it was undoubtedly here as well that liturgical<br />

polyphony was sung. Physical evidence within the church and several chronicles<br />

indicate this location as the church’s original choir. 7<br />

Example 1. Syß willekommen heire Kerst, Johann Barba (?), ca. 1391; from the manuscript Erfurt,<br />

Stadtbücherei, Amplonia 4 o 332, fol. 105.<br />

7 RICE, Music and Ritual, pp. 207–216.

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