Description
The rich medieval French tradition of vernacular devotional songs has not received much scrutiny. With 'Prions en chantant', Marcia Epstein aims to remedy that situation by offering an edition of largely anonymous trouvere devotional songs, designed for both scholars and performers, from two late-thirteenth-century manuscripts.
The majority of the music is published here for the first time. Sixty-one songs are presented, with forty-nine songs exhibited in Old French with a facing-page modern English translation followed by old musical notation and facing-page with modern musical transcription. An additional twelve songs, which lack music in the original sources, are represented by the Old French text and the modern English translation only. The introduction extensively describes the social, musical, literary and theological aspects of the trouvere songs contained in the volume. This is a valuable and welcome addition to the study of medieval music.
About the Author
Marcia J. Epstein is a Professor at the Faculty of General Studies, University of Calgary. She also is a performer and composer of medieval music.
Book Information
ISBN 9780802078261
Author Marcia Epstein
Format Paperback
Page Count 354
Imprint University of Toronto Press
Publisher University of Toronto Press
Weight(grams) 640g
Dimensions(mm) 253mm * 174mm * 17mm
