ЗДРАВЕЙ ЗДРАВЕЙ ‘Hello’
Jul 31, 2015
ЗДРАВЕЗДРАВЕЙЙ‘Hello’
CANTIGAS OF CANTIGAS OF SANTA MARIASANTA MARIA
Enric Villalonga
Maria Torres
Joan Cànovas
Joana Mercadal
INDEXINDEX
1.A
lphonse X the Wise
2.P
eriod of Three Cultures
3.C
antigas of Santa Maria
4.I
nstruments used in Medieval Spain
ALPHONSE X THE WISEALPHONSE X THE WISE
H
e was 45 years old and had been reigning
for 15 years when he conceived the idea
of composing a collection of one hundred
songs to the Virgin.
A
lphonse’s optimistic frame of mind
inspired the fundamental message of the
Marian collection: all problems can be
solved.
PERIOD OF THREE PERIOD OF THREE CULTURESCULTURES
D
uring 7 centuries the Iberian mainland and Balearic islands were
under Muslim and Christian control
U
ntil the X century Muslim dominance, from the XI century,
Christian control thanks to the Christian recapture
T
his period is called ‘The period of Three Cultures’ because Muslim,
Christian and Jewish cultures lived together
CANTIGAS OF SANTA CANTIGAS OF SANTA MARIAMARIA
M
arian Monody: Maria and her miracles
L
anguage: Galician – Portuguese
M
imicking the style of the troubadours of southern
France
A
nonymous 427 songs, collected by King Alphonse
X the Wise (1252 – 1284), art of the troubadours
CANTIGAS IMPORTANCECANTIGAS IMPORTANCE
These cantigas are important because thanks to
them, now we know the Medium Age’s culture.
They contain musical notation and a lot of
thumbnails (miniatures) where we can see the
instruments, sculptures and works of the period.
Finally, we also can see the works of art of the
three cultures.
TROUBADOURS STYLE
A troubadour was a poet and singer of the Middle Age
that he created literary and musical compositions.
His theme was courtly love, wich declared his love for
a lady idealized but real.
A very important and famous trobaudor was Alphonse
X the Wise, who wrote 427 cantigas dedicated to
Santa María. They told the miracles that she did.
INSTRUMENTS USED IN INSTRUMENTS USED IN MEDIEVAL SPAINMEDIEVAL SPAIN
O
rganistrum: Medieval instrument consisting of three
strings and worked by a wheel dusted with resin. A
small handlebar set in motion the wheel, rubbing, while the
three strings tuned to the fourth and the fifth and eighth.
R
abel: Instrument consisting of a soundboard, a mast and a headstock, which are
attachedone to four catgut or horsehair which extend along the box until a chordal.
Viola: The viola is provided with frets, widely used in Europe between the late fifteenth century and the last decades of the eighteenth century. The extended model has six strings tuned in fourths (with a major third between the plants).
Chopsticks: are equal to two tablets, placed between the fingers and struck in each other, produce a rattle to accompany any kind of rhythm.
Zanfoña: A shaft, whose end is a handle, through a sounding board. This shaft is insertednear the handle a wheel while slashing the strings (usually five, three for the melodyand two ribs) going on the box. The soundboard is at least 21 keys on running the melody.