Until recently a requiem by the Spanish Composer, Antonio Gallego, was totally unknown. Currently, a project is crowdsourcing funds to get it performed.
Category: Medieval Music
Arnulf of Leuven – Salve Mundi Salutare or Medieval Sensuality
In the Late Middle Ages, the immersion into the corporeall horrors of the crucifixion led to a new devotional practice, the sensual contemplation of the wounds. Arnulf of Leuven led the way
The Sound of the Maior Ecclesia of Cluny
In 2010 a group of digital wizards recreated the Maior Ecclesia of Cluny. Now, another team has worked to reconstruct the soundscape.
Medieval Soundscape in Santiago de Compostela
Can you recreate the medieval soundscape of cathedrals? An ingenious reconstruction of the acoustics in the Cathedral in Santiago de Compostela shows the way
Loyset Compère – Magnificat, Motets & Chansons
Loyset Compère is known for his lovely songs. New recording by The Orlando Concert lets us enjoy the vibrant sounds to the full
Vitae Dominae by Anima Keltia
Mélanie Bruniaux also known as Anima Keltia is a Celtic and Medieval music harpist. Her first record presents a pleasing repertoire.
Aashenayi – Musical Encounter with Ottoman Music
Aaashenayi is a spellbinding musical Encounter with Ottoman Music during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, 1494 - 1566
Legacy from the Land of Basque
Basque music has a special tone and differs markedly from Castillian or Andalusian soundscapes. New record captures a kind of medieval and early modern music very seldom heard.
Medieval Galician-Portuguese Songs
More than 1200 Galician-Portuguese medieval lyrics are preserved in two renaissance manuscripts. New research explores the special genre: the tenson (the debate)
Gracious Times by Jehan de Lescurel
Syntagma recently published a media book on the work of Jehan de Lescurel
Planctus – Death and Apocalypse in the Middle Ages.
A new recording of Spanish medieval lamentations presents us with a haunting sound appropriate for Easter
The Music at the Reinterment of Richard III
Medieval and modern music will be mixed at the Reinterment Service of Richard III on Thursday, the 25th 2015
Vestment From the Time of Richard III
A priceless vestment believed to be from the royal wardrobe of Richard III will be worn by Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrating Requiem Mass for the king
Medieval Music Performance 2015
4th International Course on Medieval Music Performance (12-14th century) takes place in Besalú in July
The International Course on Medieval Music Performance offers singers and instrumentalists the possibility to study monophonic and polyphonic repertoires composed from the 12th to the 14th centuries. The course is organized in the medieval surroundings of Besalú, a small town in Norther Catalonia in Spain. Besalú is one of the most important and better-preserved medieval towns of Catalonia (Spain). It was already important during the 10th century as the capital of an independent county. In 1966, it was declared a “National Historic-Artistic Ensemble” due to its high medieval architectural significance. Strolling through the medieval streets and squares, we find the monumental Romanesque churches of Sant Pere and Sant Vicenç, the Romanesque hospital of Sant Pau, a majestic bridge with two defensive towers that was built over the river Fluvià during the same period, the Jewish quarter and its miqveh or jewish ritual bath, the Gothic Palace of the Royal Curia with is wide hall, and a series of medieval secular buildings spread out through the different neighborhoods. All these different patrimonial elements make the village a truly ideal place to conduct the International Course on Medieval Music Performance.
The course masterfully combines rigorous musicological research with a vibrant reconstruction of performance practice.
The main objectives are:
- The study of different repertoires composed between 1100 and 1350.
- The interpretation of the different music notational systems that record the repertoires.
- The study of a historically-informed ways of singing and playing musical instruments that are appropriate for the different repertoires of the course. This includes vocal production, articulation, diction, tuning, and ornamentation.
- The development of ensemble techniques appropriate to the performance of each repertoire.
- The production of a concert for the closing of the course (Chant program and Vocal & Instrumental Program).
Special sessions are:
- Vocal & Instrumental Program: Monophonic and polyphonic repertoires of the 12th and 13th centuries.
- Chant Program: For directors and performers interested in the context and performance of Plainchant.
- Ars Nova Program: French secular music from the first half of the 14th century.
- Pythagorean Tuning Workshop: For singers and instrumentalists to work on Pythagorean tuning in the context of monophonic and polyphonic music.
- Chamber Music Sessions in conjunction with the Vocal & Instrumental Program: Work in detail with small groups of mixed voices and instruments. Taken as part of the Voice & Instrument Program.
Luthiers: Medieval musical instruments by our specialized makers.
4th International Course on Medieval Music Performance
Besalù, Catalonia
04.07.2015 – 12.07.2015
FEATURED PHOTO: Intense Moment in Besalú 2014
Cult of Saint Martin
REVIEW: Medieval Music, Legend, and the Cult of St Martin. The Local Foundations of a Universal Saint
Princely Reburials in the 15th century
Designated chapels for reburials became a fashionable trend in the 15th century. Recently a text was discovered outlining the liturgy used in 1475