medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Ms Brenda M. Cook wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>>> as for choirs--i think i've seen references to children/boys as
>>> choristers, but i can't quite place where i've seen it.
>>
>> Boy choristers are usually mentioned in the context of a collegiate
>> church. By the sixteenth century, a few London parish churches could
>> afford to employ an adult choir. And that what's puzzling me - a choir
>> would expect to be paid.
>
> Why ? If these boys were the pupils of the priest then learning to sing in
> choir would be part of their education and someone - a parent / guardian
> of the boy was probably paying the priest for his instruction. Would such
> boys not be intended for the priesthood or at the very least for Minor
> Orders ?
>
No, I was referring to the adult choir members as the ones who would expect
to be paid. But any boy choristers would be in addition to the adult
choristers (taking the treble and possibly the mean parts of four, five or
six part polyphony).
John Briggs
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