Library and Information Services, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Monday 15 April 2013

Have you ever seen a mediaeval plainsong manuscript?



Even if you never look at a piece of plainsong again, these are fabulous images. Take a look, and wonder at the craftsmanship of the monks who copied this … (Sibelius software, eat your heart out!).
St Andrews Special Collections posted: "I didn’t intend to write about the gradual at all for this post, I just happened to be looking at it one day when it was out for Tom Wilkinson the chapel organist to see. He is going to conduct the chapel choir in singing one of the Kyrie settings for a c"  Read more ...


Makes me almost nostalgic for my days as a mediaevalist Masters student!!

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