Ad Mortem Festinamus

Ad Mortem Festinamus

Ad Mortem Festināmus is a monodic song (fol. 26v) from the Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, one of the oldest extant medieval manuscripts containing music. Its lyrics talk about the inevitability of death and the need to stop sinning. It has been recorded by a variety of artists, including the electronic neo-medieval act Qntal, that gave new music to the lyrics and made it a club hit in 1992.