The Sound of Medieval Song is a study of how both scared and secular music were actually sung during the Middle Ages. The source of the information is the actual notation in the early manuscripts as well as statements found in approximately 50 theoretical treatises written between the years 600-1500. The writings describe various singing practices and both desirable and undesirable vocal techniques, providing a fairly accurate picture of how singers approached the music of the period.
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`A positive and thought-provoking aspect of McGee's study is its bringing together of so many diverse theoretical sources ... This painstaking collation of extracts, translations and bibliographical information allows the reader to sample and then follow up rare, often hard-to-locate sources: such an arrangement will undoubtedly serve as a valuable resource for students and scholars alike.' Emma Dillon, Journal of the Royal Musical Association, Vol 124, Part 2
`this book contains an important collection of material to which others will add their scholarly ornamentations.' Anthony Pryer, Goldsmith's College, London, TLS, 16/10/98
`McGee's contribution to the continuing research related to the sound, performance, and understanding of medieval song is both relevant and thorough. The numerous charts, tables, and musical examples illustrate and support the author's conclusions. The book presents a strong, basic understanding of the style of singing and ornamentation in the Middle Ages, how it changed over the centuries, and a more general impression of the stylistic differences from one geographic area to another.' Brad Eden, TMR, 02/11/99
`this book contains an important collection of material to which others will add their scholarly ornamentations.' Anthony Pryer, Goldsmith's College, London, TLS, 16/10/98
`McGee's contribution to the continuing research related to the sound, performance, and understanding of medieval song is both relevant and thorough. The numerous charts, tables, and musical examples illustrate and support the author's conclusions. The book presents a strong, basic understanding of the style of singing and ornamentation in the Middle Ages, how it changed over the centuries, and a more general impression of the stylistic differences from one geographic area to another.' Brad Eden, TMR, 02/11/99
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Timothy J. McGee studied at Universities of Notre Dame, Yale, Connecticut, and Pittsburgh. He is Founding Director of The Toronto Consort.
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ALL musicians understand that for much of the repertory there is a substantial difference between music as it appears on a page and as it sounds in performance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
plica longa, cantus coronati, neume shapes, cantus coronatus, cantos coronatus, neume types, organum purum, perfect longas, plicated note, ornamental neumes, ligated notes, recta brevis, written ornaments, neume forms, single neume, liquescent neumes, ornamental practices, inflected sound, diatonic genus, mensurabili musica, ornamentation practices, penultimate note, enharmonic genera, cantus mensurabilis, vocal practices Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Johannes de Grocheio, Johannes de Garlandia, Walter Odington, Franco of Cologne, Jerome of Moravia, Guido of Arezzo, Johannes Boen, Canonical Rule, Johannes Affligemensis, Johannes de Muris, John of Salisbury, New York, Bonaventura da Brescia, Christopher Page, Elias Salomonis, Giorgio Anselmi, John the Deacon, Giulio Caccini, James Grier, Western Plainchant, Arnulf of St-Ghislain, Aurelian of Réôme, British Library, Helmut Hucke New!
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ALL musicians understand that for much of the repertory there is a substantial difference between music as it appears on a page and as it sounds in performance. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
plica longa, cantus coronati, neume shapes, cantus coronatus, cantos coronatus, neume types, organum purum, perfect longas, plicated note, ornamental neumes, ligated notes, recta brevis, written ornaments, neume forms, single neume, liquescent neumes, ornamental practices, inflected sound, diatonic genus, mensurabili musica, ornamentation practices, penultimate note, enharmonic genera, cantus mensurabilis, vocal practices Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Middle Ages, Johannes de Grocheio, Johannes de Garlandia, Walter Odington, Franco of Cologne, Jerome of Moravia, Guido of Arezzo, Johannes Boen, Canonical Rule, Johannes Affligemensis, Johannes de Muris, John of Salisbury, New York, Bonaventura da Brescia, Christopher Page, Elias Salomonis, Giorgio Anselmi, John the Deacon, Giulio Caccini, James Grier, Western Plainchant, Arnulf of St-Ghislain, Aurelian of Réôme, British Library, Helmut Hucke New!
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- Eight Centuries of Troubadours and Trouvères: The Changing Identity of Medieval Music (Musical Performance and Reception) by John Haines on page 43, and Back Matter
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