The Orlando Consort
The Rose, the Lily, and the Whortleberry
Medieval and Renaissance Musical Representations
of Gardens and Horticulture

Companion CD to be released by Harmonia Mundi USA, fall 2005



I entered my garden; I found there three amaranths;
I sent them to my love; for that he gave me a kiss.
From “J’ay veu le regnart et le loup,” by Adrian Willaert


Summon up a pictorial image of Medieval courtly love and it is almost inevitable that it will feature a garden.  Throughout history, the symbolic and allegorical allure of flowers has been irresistible to artists, poets and composers who have delighted in the overt beauty and secret codes that flowers convey.

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