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Medieval Tunebook
a selection of easy to medium difficulty tunes for harp and/or other instruments
Wellington: Harp & Hobbit Press, 2003
A4, spiral bound, cardbord/plastic cover. 38 pages
NZ $ 20 / Euro 11 / US $ 15

from a customer: I'm loving it - I'm a VERY new beginner (3 lessons), so at the moment I'm limiting myself to playing the melodies. I'll worry about getting creative with drones etc later - much later, probably. But it's wonderful having so much background info, and the lyric translations. It helps me make so much more sense of the music.
But I regularly go back and treat myself to La Quarte Estampie Royal. I couldn't believe my ears when we played it at camp. I'd grown up listening to an "Early Music" recording that included that track, and something about its harmonies had made it really stick in my mind. It felt amazing to suddenly find myself playing it!!!! That was a real highlight of the day for me.
It's really helpful for me as a beginner having the original, plus your interpretations. I don't have the skill or knowledge yet to launch into such interpretations myself. All in all, I think it's a brilliant book and I'm really really really glad I bought it. I look forward to hearing your next collection is ready!!!

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Table of contents:

Cantigas de Santa Maria, Spain, 13th cent.
1. Ay Santa Maria!
2.Maravillosas et piadosas
3.Rosa das Rosas

Llibre Vermell de Montserrat, Catalonia, c.1400
4.Cuncti simus concanentes
5.Polorum Regina
6.Stella splendens in monte

Italian Laude, 14th cent.
7.Dal ciel vene messo novello
8.O divina virgo fiore

Carmina Burana, Germany, 14th cent.
9.Veris dulcis in tempore
10.Ave nobilis
11.Procurans odium

Trobadors and Trouveres – France and Provence, 12th cent.
12.Blondel de Nesle: Amour dont sui espris
13.Raimbaut de Vaqueiras: Kalenda Maia

Instrumental music – 14th and 15th cent.
14.Anonymus, Italy, 14th cent: Amoroso, Ballo Francese
15.Anonymus, Italy, 14th cent: Lamento di Tristano /La Rotta
16.Anonymus, France, 14th cent: La quarte estampie royal

French polyphony – 14th and 15th cent.
17.Guillaume de Machaut: Se je souspir
18.Guillaume Dufay: Je requier a tous amoureux

English music 1200 - 1500
19.Miri it is
20.Foweles in ŝe frith
21.Sumer is icumen in
22.Gabriel fram Heven-King
23.There is no rose of sych virtu

last updated: 5 May, 2007