Made in the th century during the reign of alfonso x over the spanish region of castile. This instrument is based on several illustrations in the cantigas. The introduction is in english with parallel spanish. The 420 compositions include 353 narratives of miracles of the blessed virgin mary one of the largest such collections as well as a large number of devotional and.
It is a 5 course instrument, single strung, with 12 frets. All 420 cantigas with full lyrics, musical notation, detailed pronunciation, performance notes, research tools and resources. Early music muse musings on medieval, renaissance and. Additional information is provided in the opening screen for each section of the database. It is one of the largest collections of monophonic songs from the middle ages and is characterized by the mention of the virgin mary in every song. Winner of the 2018 best early career article prize from the association of spanish and portuguese historical studies there exist a range of crusading sources, often wellknown texts, that are currently not being as extensively used as they could be. Written during the rule of alfonso x, king of castile and leon also.
Events and publications putting the cantigas in context. The 420 compositions include 353 narratives of miracles of the blessed virgin mary one of the largest such collections as well as a large number of devotional and liturgical poems, almost. Although incomplete e2 is considered the most important from the point of view of the miniatures. During the imperial election of 1257, a dissident faction chose him to be king of the romans latin. Composed between 1257 and 1283 by the iberian king alfonso x and his courtiers, they are largely versifications in song of the miracle stories of the virgin mary circulating in th century europe. Choral public domain library begun in december 1998, cpdl is one of the worlds largest free sheet music sites. The coloured tabs give direct access to individual areas of the database, from which it will eventually be possible to browse, search or list the relevant data. Men saw her as an intermediary between the common people and god, her son, and as a symbol of absolute love and immaculate service to a feminine idea. Public domain alfonso x 1221 1284, called the wise spanish. Flute, clarinet, oboe, horn, bassoon renaissance license. Harmonia mundi hm 977 lp harmonia mundi black label hmb 40 977 cassette harmonia mundi hm 40 977 cassette harmonia mundi black label hmb 977 lp harmonia mundi hmc 977 lp contents. This makes the cantigas a unique master work of medieval hispanic poetry, iconography, music and manuscript culture. Written during the rule of alfonso x, king of castile and leon also known as alfonso. These have been preserved in four remarkable manuscripts dating from c.
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