Boris Ord's Adam lay ybownden is a popular Christmas piece amongst amateur and professional choirs alike for its simplicity and and beauty. There have been many other settings of this text by, amongst others, Thea Musgrave and Howard Skempton. It…
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How to pronounce Benjamin Britten’s “Wolcum Yule”
During the mid 20th century, the uncovering of some important manuscripts led to a renewed interest in medieval music and poetry. Composer Benjamin Britten was involved in creating editions of newly uncovered Purcell manuscripts and himself wrote a large collection…
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Medieval Resources for Composers
thou wost wol little ho is thi foo.you know well little who is your foe.partial song from Sloane MS 2593 Owing to a growing interest in Medieval Music and manuscripts, partly because of the uncovering of key manuscripts in the…
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Advice for performers on working with composers
Collaborative performer and musicologist Heather Roche wrote on her blog detailing some Advice for young composers about collaborating with performers, especially groups of performers. It's an informed and well written article with some great advice that should definitely be followed to the…
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The Problem of “New” Music
As hard as this problem is to nail down, the problems relating to the nature and style of new music, and pedagogical practice in University music departments relating to composition remain evident in the social practices and assumptions of its…
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