Medieval Music

Hans Neusidler (c,1508-1563) - Ein newgeordent künstlich Lautenbuch · ·

"Three Females Musicians".

Painted c.1530-1540.

Probably by François Clouet. (François I court?)

Ennemond Gaultier (c.1575-1651) - Tombeau de Mezangeau ·

Ennemond Gaultier (c.1575-1651) - Suite en ré mineur

Prelude Tombeau de Mezangeau 03:36 L' Adieu 07:47 Canaries 10:38 Les dernieres Paroles ou Testament de Mezangeau 12:45 Courante 16:10 La Poste 17:45

ab. 1495-1503 Israhel van Meckenem - The Lute Player and the Harpist

Matthaeus Pipelare (c.1450–c.1515): - Fors Seulement ·

Old Ukrainian bandura from the 1st half of the 19th century, which belonged to the real kobzar, Yevhen O. Adamtsevych (Євген О. Адамцевич, 1903/1904-1972)

Currently stored in the collection of the Kharkiv Historical Museum (Харківський історичний музей), ДР-68

There is a Cossack on horseback depicted on this beautiful musical instrument:

14th c. guidonian hand and musical notations

"The Guidonian Hand was a Medieval mnemonic device to help singers - mostly monks and nuns - in their learning and memorization of hymns and masses. Each knuckle-joint and finger-point on a hand represented a different note in the Medieval and Renaissance tone system [...]. By pointing at any of these joints and points, you could quickly and easily impart music without needing to use costly and labor intensive sheet music." [source]

the pages above stem from a manuscript containing a treatise on music theory by theoger von metz as well as scores of liturgical chants. produced in salem (?), southern germany, c. 1300-1350

Pearl inlaid mulberry wood biwa lute, China or Japan, 8th century AD

Anthoni van Noordt (c.1619-1675) - Psalm 24

Saint Cecilia

Artemisia Gentileschi

oil on canvas, 1620

Johannes de Quadris (c. 1410-c. 1457) - Processio in die veneris sancti ·