A third post from the performance workshop with graindelavoix, sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust and held at St Hugh’s College, Oxford in March 2017. Continue reading “Performance workshop 3: JP30”
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Performance Workshop 1: JP27a
A first post from the performance workshop with graindelavoix, sponsored by the Leverhulme Trust and held at St Hugh’s College, Oxford in March 2017. Continue reading “Performance Workshop 1: JP27a”
The source materials for large medieval chansonniers
How were large collections of lyric poetry (with or without music) assembled?
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Putting a tune to a tuneless song
The fifth song in the grands chants is unique to Douce 308 and is thus transmitted to us without any melody. However, its versification makes it possible to sing it to the tune of a song with a similar poetic structure. Continue reading “Putting a tune to a tuneless song”
New Book: Manuscripts and Medieval Song
Copies of my new co-edited book now received! Continue reading “New Book: Manuscripts and Medieval Song”
At the Medieval Academy of America Annual Conference 2015
I was honoured to be invited to give the opening Plenary lecture at the MAA annual meeting, this year held at the University of Notre Dame in the US. Continue reading “At the Medieval Academy of America Annual Conference 2015”
Sources for Cantigas
Links to online images of manuscripts of containing the medieval Galego-Portuguese song repertory. Continue reading “Sources for Cantigas”
