minstrel: Troubador [sp?] Music

[C&HWOOD]

At 04:06 PM 1/9/1998 -0500, Faremanne de Vere wrote:

>		I have a late 12th century persona, and have been looking
>for and unable to find secular 12th c music on disk or cassette.
>
>		Would anyone here be willing to refer some good quality
>works to me, and where I could get them?  I'm wanting to start writing
>period stuff, especially period to my persona, and all I'm finding is
>either Renn stuff or the Lorena McKinnett ball-park.  There's GOT to be
>more than that!    If anyone knows of non-celtic, preferably French or
>English troubador [troubadour? how is that spelled?] music, I'd greatly
>appreciate it!



>From my fairly poor selection:

"The sweet look and the loving manner"  Trobairitz love lyrics and chansons
de femme from medieval France  performed by Sinfonye.  Great CD.  I believe
the group has done others as well.

"The Spririts of England and France -2-  by Gothic Voices.  songs of the
trouveres.  
Gothic Voices has done a lot of CD's, I think.  Great group.

Music of the Crusades  by the Early Music Consort of London.  I don't like
this CD quite as much, but it does have some nice songs.

"Amours & Desirs"  Songs of the trouveres  by Ensemble fur fruhe musik
augsburg.  Some very cool songs.

I don't know if they still publish it, but Mount Holyoke College used to
have a 5-tape educational series (with companion books) on Early music.
It's a great resource.  You'd have to contact the college itself to find out
if you can get it.  If it's not possible, I'm sure something could be
arranged with someone who has a copy ;)

Margaret Switten, the woman who was in charge of the Mount Holyoke project,
has just published a book called "Songs of the Troubadors & Trouveres" which
includes a CD with 12 songs.  The book supposedly has melodies, lyrics, and
translations to 150 songs, and needless to say I intend to buy one very
soon, despite its $85 price tag (though I hope it isn't just a more
professional publication of the college books & tapes).  ISBN#0815313411.
The same publisher has "Songs of the Women Troubadors" which I am also going
to look into.  ISBN#0815308175.



As you can see, my personal collection leans more toward trouvere songs.
But there is a lot on troubadors out there.  You need to get to a Borders or
Encore book store (or any high-quality bookstore that includes an extensive
CD department).  In the CD section, find "early music."  *Not* "new age" or
"celtic" or "folk" but "early music."  You should be able to find far more
on troubadors than you're likely to be able to buy in one trip.  At least, I
always do!

Good luck, and if you live in the East, or plan to attend Pennsic, I would
love to get together and exchange 11th-14th century French repertoires!

Linette de Gallardon

  


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