These accompaniments were recorded in order to support people who would like to meet to sing and pray together using the songs of Taizé, but who have no guitarist or keyboard player, and are not confident to sing a cappella. However, the CDs can also be listened to as reflective music in their own right. Together, they provide instrumental support for 58 songs, including most of the simpler songs of the Taizé repertoire. These are the songs that can be sung easily by a small group; the more complex songs requiring solo singers have not been included. The printed music for these songs and ideas for preparing prayers are available in the booklet Chants de Taizé and on the website www.taize.fr.
These recordings were made in the 12th-century village church at Taizé. A new box set that gathers (and will replace on a mid-term basis) the 3 recordings of instrumental music released by Taizé so far (item # T701, T702, T703).