Hellauer, Johanna Rose) Harmonia Mundi USA HMU 907080, 1992. Of the Virgin Mary, performed by AnonymousĤ (Ruth Cunningham, Marsha Genensky, Susan 13th & 14th-century chant and polyphony in honor "Drawn from the Latin liturgy, or adapted from vernacular art songs of the northern French trouveres, these ardent hymns echo the European prehistoric cullture of goddess worship." Harmonia Mundi, HMU907312, 2002.Īn English Ladymass. France," by Anonymous 4 (Marsha Genensky, Susan Hellauer, Jacqueline Horner, Johanna Maria Rose). Medieval Marian Echoes of the Prehistoric Goddess, by Anonymous 4 & OthersĬD titled "La Bele Marie: Songs to the Virgin from 13th c. The statutes of the guild of minstrels in Paris, dating from 1321, have eight women among the thirty seven signers Professional musicians' guilds allowed women members. Perhaps 5 to 10 percent of the traveling minstrels mentioned in the romances are female.The evidence of the romances is supported by actual documents from the period. Coldwell, in WOMEN MAKING MUSIC writes: "In the medieval romances, traveling French jougleresses are relatively common characters. ![]() The present recording includes two chansons de toile sung in the Romance by the heroine Lienor, and a trouvere song-fragment sung by a jongleuresse introduced as 'the beautiful Doette from Troyes.'"Īnd Maria V. It is also a unique source for medieval chansons which are skillfully woven into the fabric of the narrative. Besides being of great interest to feminist literary scholars, the Romance is important as a document of early 13th century culture, diet and dress. Joyce Todd writes: " songs for the present recording is the important 13th century romance by Jean Renart: The Romance of the Rose (not to be confused with the better-known Romance of the Rose written by Guillame de Lorris.). See "The Romance of The Rose: Feminine Voices from Medieval France," HELIOTROPE, Joyce Todd, Director. Medieval Women Minstrels (Jougleresses) Two fables set to music on CD titled THE UNICORN: Medieval French Songs, Myth and Miracle, performed by Anne Azema, voice, Cheryl Ann Fulton, harps, Shira Kammen and Jesse Lepkoff, ERATO, 4509-95830, 1994 see lyrics. Marie de France (12-13th c.) (wrote fables accompanied by medieval harp). That I should want to sing-a-song of you: Her nobility and its accompanying education and wealth probably helped ensure the survival of her songs through the centuries." Of noble birth, Blanche was in the position to benefit from an education otherwise unavailable to women, or to most men. Upon marriage, she became Queen of France, and governed France as regent during the minorship of her son Louis IX, and then again during his absence due to the 7th crusade. ![]() "Queen Blanche of Castile (1188-1252) was born in Castile, then a kingdom in what is now central and northern Spain. ![]() Susan Sandman, Derwood Crocker, Andrea Folan, guest soprano. The Medieval Lady by the ensemble, Elizabethan Conversation. "Amours, ou trop tart me sui pris" (soprano, psaltery, medieval fiddle) on CD titled Collection of chansons de femme and works by Queen Blanche, Dame Castelloza ("Per joi que d'amor m'avegna)" and two pieces by Swatsler, hurdy-gurdy, monochord David Tayler, oud. early 13th c.) & Chansons de Femme on CD titled The Romance of the Rose: Feminine Voices from Medieval France," by Heliotrope,ĭirected by Joyce Todd with Joyce Todd, soprano, percussion, harp NatalieĬox, harp Shira Kammen, vielle, rebec Kit Robberson, vielle Kim ![]() Women Troubadours/Trobairitz: Music composed by Dame Castelloza (b. Women Troubadours/Trobairitz: CD titled Fin Amour, music by Na Castelloza, Beatriz de Dia, anonymous French, and other composers, performed by Marc Bellity, Mathias Autexie, and Delphine Aguilera. Medieval & Renaissance Women Composers Recommended CDs,Īzalais de Porcairages, Castelloza, Garsenda de Forcalquier, La Contessa de Dia, and others, performed by Heliotrope, Koch, 2003
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