Medieval Music Source Musica Calamus

[murathan]

Musica Calamus is a band, plays medieval music but also shows the sheet music on YouTube. If you are not familiar with modal music, the chord changes are different than classical I-IV-V (C-F-G on C major). Instead, generally there are 2 chords. If its suitable to major, you can take as standard major, if its minor sounded, you go 1 whole note down as major. Example: Am - G, Dm - C. Medieval music is relatively easy and fun.

 

[Rosie C]

The whole set of cantigas are available on imslp.org. We are blessed with the Cantigas de Santa Maria, the Llibre Vermel and somewhat later, Playford's Dancing Master - enough music for our band to never run out of new tunes in our lifetimes.

I recall you've just bought a descant recorder? My end of year project at uni this year included Cantiga #100 and also some bars from the Llibre Vermell - including recorder solo from me.

 

[murathan]

The whole set of cantigas are available on imslp.org. We are blessed with the Cantigas de Santa Maria, the Llibre Vermel and somewhat later, Playford's Dancing Master - enough music for our band to never run out of new tunes in our lifetimes.

I recall you've just bought a descant recorder? My end of year project at uni this year included Cantiga #100 and also some bars from the Llibre Vermell - including recorder solo from me.

Not all cantigas are great I think. My aim was playing these with the recorder. Also I look some sheet music before working on it with melodica or it may be replaced with recorder. I m not sure now but I didnt spend much money anyways. Cantiga 100 is also nice.