Description
Songs in British Sources c.1150-1300
Ref
MB95
Categories
Albums & Collections
,
Collected Editions
,
Musica Britannica
,
Vocal & Opera
Edited by Helen Deeming
First published in 2013
Pages: 288
Format: Hardback
Dimensions (mm): 330 x 254 x 30
Weight: 1.955kg
Partly as a result of the nature of their manuscript transmission, songs from the period 1150 to 1300 have remained unknown or unnoticed with the exception of
Sumer is icumen in
and
Angelus ad virginem
. The rich variety of content in
MB95
is therefore an important corrective and addition to our knowledge of the period, and is evidence for a vigorous interest in the cultivation and preservation of song in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. Not all the songs edited here originated in Britain, but their presence in manuscripts of British origin suggests that all were at least sung here. Most items are found uniquely in single music sources, or with text-only concordances, and around half are published for the first time.
Any individual work from this volume is available in printed or digital (PDF) format on request (
[email protected]
).
