medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Sorry, should have added:
The Cantigas de Santa Maria were composed, written, borrowed and/or adapted by a team of poets and musicians working under the direction of King Alfonso X "el Sabio" of Castile (ca. 1250-1280). They are written in the vernacular Gallician tongue. This is a bit odd, since the "official" language of Castile was (and is ) Castillian. However, Gallician had a long tradition already as a language of courtly poetry. The music was (it is argued) composed new for them, showing influence from folk song, court music, Arabic and Jewish music and form, and influences from latin liturgical music (from the French tradition and probably also the Visigothic tradition, which had lingered in Spain for centuries). Many French/Provençal troubadors fled to Alfonso's court in Toledo after the depradations of the Albigensian crusade. The three manuscripts which contain both text and musical notation are: Biblioteca National de Madrid 10069, El Escorial monastic library B.j.2 and T.j.1.
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