Cantigas de Santa Maria
The Cantigas de Santa Maria (Songs to the Virgin Mary) are manuscripts were written in Galician-Portuguese, with music notation, 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. All of the songs at least mention the Virgin Mary, and every 10th is a religious hymn. Some of the manuscripts containing this music also contain color illuminations of pairs of musicians, playing a wide variety of instruments.
External link
- http://www.pbm.com/~lindahl/cantigas/ (facsimile, illuminations, links to transcriptions)
- http://www.falsobordone.com/eng_index.htm (Swedish early music group, four songs of their cantigas-CD are downloadable)
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