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SUMMARY:'Voice-parts and voice-types in Tudor England' - Kerry McCarthy
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20251204T170000Z
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DESCRIPTION:‘What part syngest thou? Qua voce cantas?’ John Stanbridge
  (1463-1510)\, master of Magdalen College School in Oxford and author of s
 everal innovative pedagogical books\, taught his young pupils to ask that 
 question. It is still a relevant question today. Tudor voice-parts and voi
 ce-types (both before and during the Reformation) have attracted some cont
 roversy in recent generations. This study addresses the issue from a less 
 conventional angle. Rather than starting with questions of sounding pitch\
 , transposition\, or vocal production\, it draws on a wide range of docume
 nts to revisit the five standard English voice-parts (bass\, tenor\, contr
 atenor\, mean/medius\, treble/triplex) in what might be called ‘anthropo
 logical’ or ‘ethnographic’ terms\, as specialised functions and role
 s exercised by participants in a complex musical culture. This approach\, 
 I would argue\, also equips us to think more freely about practical matter
 s of pitch and transposition as Tudor singers experienced them in their wo
 rking lives.\nSpeakers:\nKerry McCarthy
LOCATION:Faculty of Music (Online)\, St Aldate's OX1 1DB
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URL:https://talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/2838a39f-0eb4-4fbf-9acf-6a99e6a3a7ad/
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