Abstract
The Cantigas de Santa Maria are one of the most imposing corpus of medieval European song. The status of the notation in the 13th-century MSS is however ambiguous, and there are very few direct clues concerning performance. This paper will examine a few songs where conflict between text layout and notated melody, or contradictory decisions by the copyist, illuminate the musical context, allowing the modern performer to construct a meaningful interpretation, faithful yet free from strict literalism.
| Original language | English |
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| Number of pages | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
| Event | Bilateral International Conference Portugal/Italy, Performance Analysis: A bridge Between Theory and Interpretation - Casa da Música e Fundação Eng. de Almeida, Porto, Portugal Duration: 4 Oct 2016 → 6 Oct 2016 http://perfanalysis2016.weebly.com/ |
Conference
| Conference | Bilateral International Conference Portugal/Italy, Performance Analysis: A bridge Between Theory and Interpretation |
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| Country/Territory | Portugal |
| City | Porto |
| Period | 4/10/16 → 6/10/16 |
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Keywords
- Cantigas de Santa Maria
- corpus of medieval European song
- 13th-century
- Hermeneutics
- notational sense