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SUMER IS I-CUMEN IN (PERSPICE, CHRISTICOLA)

SUMER IS I-CUMEN IN (PERSPICE, CHRISTICOLA)

Composer: John of Fornsete
Published in 1 hymnal


Composer: John of Fornsete

John of Fornsete was an English monk at Reading Abbey where he kept the records and hence is credited as being composer of Sumer is icumen in, although scholars insist that all theories about him are without foundation. Go to person page >

Tune Information

Title: SUMER IS I-CUMEN IN (PERSPICE, CHRISTICOLA)
Composer: John of Fornsete
Meter: Irregular
Incipit: 17671 17653 34233
Notes: John of Fornsete was a monk at Reading Abbey.
Key: D Major

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