The Cantigas de Santa Maria

November 18, 2004 11:02 AM

'The Cantigas de Santa Maria medieval-era manuscriptswere written during the reign of Alfonso X "El Sabio" (1221-1284) and are one of the largest collections of monophonic (solo) songs from the middle ages ... ' Images.
posted by plep (6 comments total)

Thanks, plep. What a treasure trove. There was a time, about 20 years ago, when I could actually read the notation on those music pages. Use it or lose it, I guess.
posted by soyjoy at 1:25 PM on November 18, 2004

Fantastically beautiful. Thanks as ever, plep.
posted by jokeefe at 1:28 PM on November 18, 2004

MIDI files of the cantigas (as usual with MIDI files, they'll probably do more for you if you've heard the music live or on a conventional recording first)
posted by Creosote at 7:32 PM on November 18, 2004

Wow. Wonderful link.
posted by the_bone at 10:36 PM on November 18, 2004

Cheers plep - good stuff.
posted by jack_mo at 8:38 AM on November 21, 2004

Plep, this is great. Thanks so much!
posted by anastasiav at 9:09 AM on December 16, 2004