MUSIC 1A03 Lecture Notes - Oboe, Cantigas De Santa Maria, Shawm
5 Dec 2012
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Alfonso el sabio he who gladly serves. Alfonso el sabio (also known as alfonso x) Crowned king of castile and leon at age 29. Earned the name el sabio through his artistic/intellectual endeavors. Recognized the importance of both islamic culture and roman heritage of spain. His appreciation of different cultures, facilitated the mixing of artists and scholars of different faiths. Cantigas de santa maria (songs for the virgin mary) 400 songs about miracles of the virgin mary throughout europe. From songs to the virgin mary, no. Original version hwgs is to be sung, this is an instrumental version. An instrumental piece using two drums (percussion) and two shawms (woodwinds, like the oboe: shawm: Player blows through double reeds; vibrations are magnified by a long wooden tube. Form: aba aba aa: based on two relatively short melodic units, a and b move similarly, but b moves to a higher register.
