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Royal Holloway-British Library Lectures in Musicology
MUSIC IN THE MAKING OF EUROPE 1000-1300
a series of five public lectures from December 2004 to May 2005, given by
CHRISTOPHER PAGE
sponsored by the Department of Music, Royal Holloway, University of London
supported by the British Library
Lecture 3, Tuesday 8 February, from 6 pm to 7 pm at the British Library
Conference Centre:
THE FIRST 'COMPOSERS'
Many kinds of document from the period 1000-1300 disclose the names of men
who composed chants for use in the services of their churches. Much of the
evidence lies in sources that have rarely been surveyed by musicologists,
especially the biographies of bishops and abbots, and as a result there is
not yet even a preliminary survey of these composers. The same might be
said of their works, a small (but significant) proportion of which can be
identified. Many of them wrote chants for Matins services in honour of a
local saint, and their music can sometimes be associated with the creation
or enlargement of churches and indeed with the establishment of new
settlements. This links their composing closely to some primary forces in
the making of Europe.
Admission is free, without ticket.
For further details and directions to the venue please visit
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Music/Research/Distinguishedlectures.html.
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