We are now getting to the heart of Ars Nova with Guillaume de Machaut, who also has the most surviving works. Mainly due to his own money spent in making copies of his works and distributing them around Europe as was then. Bearing in mind that a single book could cost as much as building […]
Over the last few years I have read a lot of varied books. I thought that it might be interesting to some people to get an idea of some of the books that I have read in order to help me be a better player, composer and lecturer.
Example 3 Jehan de Lescurel Virelai
Here is the third of the examples at the beginning of Ars Nova (New Art) the first few by J de Lescurel are monophonic (one line). These 15 examples are the ones given at the back of 100 Ballades, Rondeaux and Virelais. By Nigel Wilkins briefly reviewed above. Enjoy
Example 2 Jehan de Lescurel Rondeau
Here is the second of the examples at the beginning of Ars Nova (New Art) the first few by J de Lescurel are monophonic (one line). These 15 examples are the ones given at the back of 100 Ballades, Rondeaux and Virelais. By Nigel Wilkins briefly reviewed above. Enjoy
Example 1 Jehan de Lescurel Ballade
Here is the first of the examples at the beginning of Ars Nova (New Art) the first few by J de Lescurel are monophonic (one line). These 15 examples are the ones given at the back of 100 Ballades, Rondeaux and Virelais. By Nigel Wilkins briefly reviewed above. Enjoy
Examples from 100 Ballade, Rondeaux and Virelais
I have recently read this book and enjoyed it. Though my Medieval French is non existent I got a sense of what exactly was going on in the 14C and 15C world of “Forme Fixes”. I have set up a page of the examples with pdf’s and audio versions. Well worth a listen. Click below […]
BACH a Biography
BACH a Biography by Charles Sanford Terry This book written and first published in 1928 contains a scholarly and entertaining read about my favorite, and many other peoples favorite, composer Johann Sebastian Bach. My copy is the fourth impression a handsome blue hardback book. It pulls together all of the previous work then known on […]