Medieval music books, with their merry notes jumping off the page, - TopicsExpress



          

Medieval music books, with their merry notes jumping off the page, are a pleasure to look at. This sensational page from the 14th century .... presents a well-known song, the French ballade titled En la maison Dedalus (In the house of Dedalus), be it that the scribe decided to write both music and lyrics in a circular form. There is reason behind this madness. The maze created by music and words locks up the main character of the song, the mythological figure Ariadne, who is a prisoner in the house of Daedalus - she is represented by the red dot. .... The beholder likely enjoyed the challenge of singing a circular song (did he or she spin the book around?) and how it held its subject hostage in the merriest of ways.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:50:24 +0000

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