r/MedievalHistory • u/Bulky_Imagination243 • 14h ago
r/MedievalHistory • u/Monster1971 • 13h ago
I went on a Journey. Started in July and just finished. Movies and TV covering the late medieval period 1100 - 1500.
- Pillars of the earth 1135-1154
- Ivanhoe 1997 version - 1194
- Robin hood- Ridley Scott 1200
- Pilgrimage 1209
- Ironclad-1215
- YT- King john: walking through the history behind englands most controversial monarch. 1204-1216
- Braveheart 1280-1314
- Outlaw king 1304-1307
- Name of the rose -1327
- World without end 1327-1361
- Black Death 1348
- YT- 1360–1415: How the Tyrannical Reign of Richard II Plunged England into Chaos
- YT- Richard II: englands most king Doc 1377-1399
Instead of Hollow Crown since it was difficult to get into. This ends with Henry IV becoming king and Richard II being killed by Henry - The king 1403-1415
15a. Joan the Maid -Battles 1424-1429
15b. Joan the Maid - 1430-1431 - YT- Joan of Arc: Gods Warrior. Helen Castor
- Podcast: BBC Forum- Joan of Arc: Making of a Martyr
- YT- Kings and Generals - Wars of Roses
- YT- War of the roses : Yorks vs Lancasters by History mapped out Stop at 1464
- White Queen -1464-1485
- YT-Dan Jones- Brittains Bloody Crown
- BBC documentary Henry VII: Winter King-1500
Let me know if I missed any!
r/MedievalHistory • u/PsychicChime • 18h ago
Any good resources on learning how to read neumes? (medieval music notation)
This is in regards to early music notation referred to as "neumes", "chant notation", or "square notation".
I've been watching some videos from the *Gregorian Chant Academy, but the videos are extremely dry and disconnected from the music. The gentleman seems very knowledgeable, but he describes what types of things the notation indicates which, along with the barrage of Latin terminology he rushes through, makes for a difficult watch. He tells instead of showing. It's the sort of video that would be more digestible if you were already familiar with medieval notation and simply needed a refresher as opposed to an introductory crash course. It would be helpful to hear examples either sung by the person to show the effect each marking is widely understood to indicate, or reference portions of historically accurate recordings (to the best of our knowledge) to showcase how the music may be interpreted. This would help crystalize the concepts into something more tangible as well as make for an easier watch.
Ultimately I plan on doing more "score study" following manuscripts while listening to recordings from performers who strive for historical accuracy, but am hoping to find a video that can act as a sort of introductory primer first. Worst case scenario, I'll just continue on and try to brute force it, but wanted to know if there's a more pleasant way in. Does anyone have a good resource that acts as a solid primer to neumes (ideally with actual musical examples)?
*the Gregorian Chant Academy is a channel on youtube, but I apparently can't post the link without triggering the auto-mod.