Musicology, medieval to modern

Category: Blondel de Nesle

Imagining the performance of trouvère song

Post author By Elizabeth Eva Leach
Post date March 4, 2020
3 Comments on Imagining the performance of trouvère song

My article treating a ‘boring’ song by Blondel de Nesle has just been published by Early Music.

Tags 12thC, 13thC, 14thC, medieval song, Middle Ages, musicology, publishing, research, song, Songs

academic life Blondel de Nesle conference reports medieval composers public talks

Performance workshop for late-medieval song

Post author By Elizabeth Eva Leach
Post date July 12, 2019
No Comments on Performance workshop for late-medieval song

Last month (June 2019), I took part in a two-day performance workshop organised by Joseph W. Mason and attended by various other people I’ve worked with over the past decade or so. I introduced and advised on performances of a song by Blondel de Nesle (people who have heard me sing will be happy to hear that I delegated that task to others far better qualified!). Joe has written an excellent account of the entire event, obviating the need for me to do so here. I refer you enthusiastically to his blogpost, which has embedded audio-visual footage of the public concert that resulted. Enjoy!