Thank you, Chris. You may be interested in the musical background and evidence for the annotations in the video, which is in my article here - earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic2of3/ - and a series of 6 articles on the Cantigas, the first of which is here - earlymusicmuse.com/troubadours-cantigas/
You're very welcome, Mary, and thank you. All is explained fully in an article to go online July 2018, available at www.earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic2of3 with written examples of all types of medieval polyphony and recorded examples played by Kathryn Wheeler and myself duetting.
Thank you, Chris. I'm afraid I don't have sheet music for sale, and the way I made my notes for this arrangement probably wouldn't be comprehensible to anyone else! I hope the notes at the bottom of the screen give you an idea of what's going on musically. All the best. Ian
Medieval harps were diatonic, which means their basic tuning was all natural notes, like having only the white notes on a piano. This doesn't mean everything is in C major, as medieval music wasn't based on major and minor scales, but modes. Some notes can be retuned for particular pieces, most often when B flat or F sharp is needed for musica ficta (accidentals), but not in this piece. For more on modes, see earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic2of3/
Brilliant arrangengment! You sure know how to weave many minutes of interesting music from a single melody! 💯
Thank you very much, Stefan.
Beautiful. I have recently become interested in the Cantigas, thinking about how to arrange and perform them. Thank you for your tips.
Thank you, Chris. You may be interested in the musical background and evidence for the annotations in the video, which is in my article here - earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic2of3/ - and a series of 6 articles on the Cantigas, the first of which is here - earlymusicmuse.com/troubadours-cantigas/
Yes, Ian. I'm familiar with your site and articles. And I am grateful for them. @@IPMusic
Thank you for your beautiful performance of the cantiga! Could you give some background of your harp, i.e., maker/builder, etc.? Thank you.
Thank you, Dana. The harp is made by Ardival in Scotland, and the model is a Kentigern. See www.ardival.com/index.asp?pageid=200771
How lovely!
Thank you, Jodi. :-)
Thanks Ian. This is really helpful with the annotations
You're very welcome, Mary, and thank you. All is explained fully in an article to go online July 2018, available at www.earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic2of3 with written examples of all types of medieval polyphony and recorded examples played by Kathryn Wheeler and myself duetting.
Mary, the article about creating medieval polyphony is now online at www.earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic2of3
love the arrangement - is it possible to buy the sheet music?
Thank you, Chris. I'm afraid I don't have sheet music for sale, and the way I made my notes for this arrangement probably wouldn't be comprehensible to anyone else! I hope the notes at the bottom of the screen give you an idea of what's going on musically. All the best. Ian
How is this harp tuned?
Medieval harps were diatonic, which means their basic tuning was all natural notes, like having only the white notes on a piano. This doesn't mean everything is in C major, as medieval music wasn't based on major and minor scales, but modes. Some notes can be retuned for particular pieces, most often when B flat or F sharp is needed for musica ficta (accidentals), but not in this piece. For more on modes, see earlymusicmuse.com/performingmedievalmusic2of3/