Medieval Sheet Music

[Tinkerbell]

Hello

After listening to my new Trouvere CD (which is totally brilliant) I have been inspired and am now looking for the sheet music for some of the tunes:

Por conforter mon corage
Santa Maria strela do dia/Quen diz mal
L'homme arme

I would appreciate any help in finding books or websites with these songs in them.

Many thanks
Tinkerbell xx

[Donald_McQuag]

Don't know if this is any help, it has a cut of the sheet music during it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRsDgtqtx5Q

[ValTarrant]

Hello

Por conforter mon corage
Santa Maria strela do dia/Quen diz mal
L'homme arme

Many thanks
Tinkerbell xx

They have this under anon but it looks like the one you are looking for
http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/images/sheet/hom-arme.pdf


I couldn't find the others but this is a good site for early music.
http://icking-music-archive.org/ByComposer.php

Val

[Aitken Drum]

Hi Tink!

I've found these websites useful in the past:-

http://crab.rutgers.edu/~pbutler/music.html

http://www.ostgardr.org/music/

http://sca.uwaterloo.ca/Hendricks/

Good luck, hope it helps

Ake x

[saracen]

hello - glad you like the music! For 'por conforter': this is in the Antico Editions 'Songs of the Trouveres', by Christopher Page. Antico now have a website, making it easier to get hold of! For 'Strela do Dia' and 'quen diz' - and cantigas music in general - go to Chris Elmes of Gaita - www.gaita.co.uk. Chris produces several useful editions of medieval music. L'homme arme - can't remember where we got this from, it's just a very well-established piece that's sunk in... but it's probably the easiest to find on line being so well known, surviving in many versions.

One other thing - our version of 'quen diz' is an elaboration on the original theme. At least Paul thinks that it's 'quen diz' that's the elaboration... can't remember for sure right now... hopeless!

hope this helps!
cheers
Gill
Trouvere

[Tinkerbell]

Thanks to you all for your help. I think I will find lots of other pieces on these websites. It will keep me busy over the winter!

Tinkerbell x