Medieval song in Romance languages
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Author
Publication
2010 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivemedievalsonginro0000hain
- ISBN-100521765749
- ISBN-139780521765749
- Library of Congress Control Number2011560805
- OCLC Control Number644692663
and 4 more
- Better World Books9780521765749
- Better World BooksP8-DIM-509
- Better World BooksW8-BTE-251
- Open LibraryOL24851594M
Classifications
- LCCML172 .H35 2010
Description
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 ù mostly condemnations ù 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. --Book Jacket.
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