Medieval Music (500-1450)
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Medieval Music Glossary provided by online reference book for Medieval Studies.
An overview of Medieval Music.
Interesting overview of Medieval Music in the form of an article from the Western Michigan University, USA. downloadable PDF.
Monty Python veteran Terry Jones hosts Terry Jones' Medieval Lives, a series that delves into the lives of different medieval occupations, this episode explores the life of minstrels. The show includes a mix of humor, guests, and the characteristic animation that even the casual observer of Jones' More Monty Python years will be able to recognize. ABC, 2008.
Léonin c.1150-1201
Pérotin c.1160 - 1205
Guilluame de Machaut c.1300 -1377
Part II Early Organum and Free Organum (c. 900-1200) 1. Alleluia: Angelus domini; Respondens (oblique organum) 2. Alleluia: Justus ut palma 3. Alleluia: Angelus domini Gordon Jones, Paul Hillier and the HIlliard Ensemble
50 minutes of Medieval Songs.
Medievalist Rai d'Honoré hosts a rapid-fire tour of Occitania, home of the troubadours. She visits the castles of Lastours, Peyrepertuse, and Puivert to illustrate who the troubadours were, why they mattered, and how they were silenced.