Arnulf's 4 Types of Musicians

Trobár Talks

English - June 14, 2021 16:00 - 52 minutes - 36.1 MB
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What type of musician are you? Read this short medieval treatise to find out!!
On this month's episode, the trio reads through and comments on Arnulf de St Ghislain's intriguing and thoroughly entertaining Tractatulus de differentiis et gradibus cantorum from c. 1400. It provides a fascinating glimpse into some real (and some unreal?) experiences of music making in the medieval period.
Mentioned in the podcast: the medieval bestiary! Here's a link to a fantastic online resource, with the entry on the panther. Warning: the allegorical/moral portion contains some sadly predictable antisemitic content.

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