The Night Watch: dance on Cantiga 353

Описание: Cantiga 353 is from 'Cantigas de Santa María' = 'Songs of Saint Mary', a song book compiled during the reign of Alfonso X, El Sabio (The Wise), 1221-1284, King of Castile and León. Almost all the songs have melodies taken from existing compositions; the words were written by the king himself, largely miracle stories about the Virgin, the rest songs in her praise. It is one of the largest collections of monophonic songs from the middle ages and its beautiful illustrations are an invaluable source of information about the musical instruments of the day, including the oud and bagpipes played by The Night Watch on this piece. For more on the oud https://earlymusicmuse.com/oud/ For more on the Cantigas https://earlymusicmuse.com/troubadour...

From The Night Watch's show, 'Drive the Cold Winter Away', Midlands Arts Centre (MAC), 7 December 2012.