Musicology, medieval to modern

Tag: Songs

The source materials for large medieval chansonniers

Post author By Elizabeth Eva Leach
Post date August 22, 2016
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How were large collections of lyric poetry (with or without music) assembled?

Tags 13thC, 14thC, history of the book, manuscripts, medieval, medieval song, Middle Ages, musicology, song, Songs

medieval French literature

The Philosopher’s Pony Play

Post author By Elizabeth Eva Leach
Post date May 28, 2016
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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.

Tags 13thC, Alexander the Great, medieval, medieval song, Middle Ages, musicology, song, Songs

Douce 308 project medieval composers medieval French literature

Sorting out the works of Gautier d’Espinal

Post author By Elizabeth Eva Leach
Post date March 25, 2016
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Wikipedia’s list of Gautier’s works looked a bit thin to me, so I’ve edited the page (fingers crossed the edits persist!)

Tags 13thC, medieval, medieval song, Middle Ages, musicology, online access, song, Songs

publications

Review of book on Trecento song texts

Post author By Elizabeth Eva Leach
Post date November 23, 2015
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My review of Lauren McGuire Jennings’s book on Trecento song texts has just been published.

Many of you can get this through your library if it gets JRMA, in which case please use these links:

Song Texts or Sung Texts in Trecento Italy

Elizabeth Eva Leach
Journal of the Royal Musical Association

Volume 140, Issue 2 pp. 445-449 | DOI: 10.1080/02690403.2015.1089022

Taylor and Francis, who publish JRMA, have given me at link to the full text, which is restricted to 49 downloads. Please only download this text if you’re really going to read the review. When the 49 downloads are done, I’m assuming that the link will no longer work and/or you’ll be asked for money. The link is here: Free download (49 copies only)

Tags medieval, medieval song, Songs, trecento

publications

Review of Helen Deeming’s edition of Songs in British Sources (with link to full text)

Post author By Elizabeth Eva Leach
Post date July 9, 2014
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My review of Helen Deeming’s edition of Songs in British Sources (Musica Britannica, vol. 95), has just become available via the advance access section of Early Music.

Tags 12thC, 13thC, book review, British Sources, Helen Deeming, medieval, medieval song, Middle Ages, Musica Britannica, musicology, song tradition, Songs