Medieval Song in Romance Languages
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- Author: John Haines , University of Toronto
- Date Published: February 2017
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316639801
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In this book, John Haines presents a detailed survey of songs performed in Vulgar Latin and early Romance languages from around 500 to 1200. The first part of the book discusses this enormous body of neglected songs according to the categories of lament, love song, epic and devotional song. Medieval sources - mostly condemnations - ranging from sermons to chronicles attest to the long life and popularity of this music performed all throughout this period, and predominantly by women. Performance contexts range from the burial of the dead to the nursing of infants. The study argues for the reinstatement of female vernacular song in the mainstream of medieval music historiography and ends with a discussion of the neglected medieval lullaby. The second part of the book presents an edition and informative commentary of the dozen surviving witnesses with musical notation in the early Romance period prior to 1200.
Read more- Presents a new view of medieval music which will promote debate on a variety of topics including popular music in the Middle Ages and the real role of women in early music
- Contains an edition of little known pieces with detailed commentary, which have not previously been brought together
- Discussion of the music is wide-ranging, considering its relationship to literature, cultural history and folklore, among other topics
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'This study seeks to shed light on a large body of female song in Vulgar Latin and early Romance languages from around 500 to 1200 CE. … This study will be valuable as a teaching resource. It provides useful surveys of scholarship and a coherent narrative for these songs. … will surely beckon further research on these bits of song in their manuscript context.' Karen L. Fresco, Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Teaching (SMART)
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- Date Published: February 2017
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781316639801
- length: 318 pages
- dimensions: 245 x 173 x 18 mm
- weight: 0.57kg
- contains: 36 b/w illus. 5 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Part I. Medieval Song in Romance Languages:
1. Song
2. Lament
3. Love song
4. Epic song
5. Devotional song
6. Conclusion
Appendix. Medieval condemnations of dance songs
Bibliography
Manuscript sources
Part II. Songs with Musical Notation.
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