Jordan Alexander Key
A Medieval Composer's Thoughts on Pop Culture: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century Italy: Part III
The Italian Trecento is an often overlooked period in Western Music history, marked as the transition between the artistic pinnacle of...
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Jordan Alexander Key
The Black Madonna & Vermillion Book: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century Spain
Thirty miles west of the bustling Spanish metropolis, Barcelona, nestled in the craggy serrations of the multi-peaked mountain range...
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Jordan Alexander Key
Mathematical Medieval Music: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century Italy: Part 1
After having spent time on music from late medieval France, I think it fair I give attention to the other contemporary musical movements...
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Jordan Alexander Key
My End is My Beginning: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century France: Part 3
Today, Guillaume de Machaut (c. 1300 - 1377) is considered the most prominent composer and poet of the 14th century, bridging the musical...
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Jordan Alexander Key
The Pope at Play: "Popular" (?) Music from 14th Century France: Part I - Ivrea Chace
"Early music" is a field of listening that many do not follow, even the most avid of classical music lovers. There are many opinions as...
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Jordan Alexander Key
Hermann Schroeder on Liturgical Music in the 20th Century
Schroeder on Liturgical Music in the 20th Century The accessibility of Schroder’s choral music is probably in part due to Schroeder’s...
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