Abstract
The 16th-century scribes of Bruges had a lot of fun illuminating this musical manuscript, because it’s full of gorgeous, fascinating and downright bizarre illustrations. The song book is called the Cambrai Chansonnier and was made for the pleasure of aristocratic local Zeghere van Male. The songbook of Zeghere van Male consists of four complementary part-books: Superius, Altus, Tenor, and Bass. The chansonnier became part of this public collection after the French Revolution, beforehand it was in the Bibliothèque de Saint-Sépulcre, also in Cambrai.
The Brandeis Early Music Ensemble presents
Music from the Chansonnier of Zeghere van Male
Sarah Mead, music director
Felicity Thora Bell - recorder, viol
Noah Collin - recorder
Jay Collay - recorder, viol, voice
Eliana Ellenberger - recorder
Michael Mackoff - recorder, viol
Tenor Matys - recorder
Claire Pawlewitz - recorder, percussion, voice
Snow Shi - recorder, voice
Ken Takeoka - recorder
with guest
Sophia Cocozza - harpsichord
Animations by Kajetan Obarski. Courtesy of Adam Mickiewicz Institute.