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
Performance Workshop 2: JP4
A second 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 2: JP4
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
Performing jeux-partis with graindelavoix
This second year of my Leverhulme project will involve a workshop with performers designed to help me think about my unnotated manuscript in a more musical way. Continue reading Performing jeux-partis with graindelavoix
The source materials for large medieval chansonniers
How were large collections of lyric poetry (with or without music) assembled?
Continue reading The source materials for large medieval chansonniers
The Philosopher’s Pony Play
Image by Vassil — Personal work, CC0
For all that he is The Philosopher in the later Middle Ages, the most striking iconographical depictions of Aristotle from the period are of him on all fours, being ridden by a woman. Continue reading The Philosopher’s Pony Play
Sorting out the works of Gautier d’Espinal
Wikipedia’s list of Gautier’s works looked a bit thin to me, so I’ve edited the page (fingers crossed the edits persist!) Continue reading Sorting out the works of Gautier d’Espinal
One of Douce 308’s grands chants
At the end of the first full week of my project, I offer a working edition of one of Douce 308’s unique songs in the grand chant section. Continue reading One of Douce 308’s grands chants
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
