Medieval Music in 60 Minutes
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2021
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
When we hear Medieval music performed live, it speaks to us in a different way than almost any other music. It seems to have just appeared, as is, from the earth itself. Medieval music was originally passed down by oral tradition but soon a desire for standardization led to musical notation, rhythmic notation, and the seeds of so much music to come. Medieval music might be the most mysterious of all the eras of classical music, so let's dive right in, with Medieval Music in (almost) 60 minutes.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Sticky Notes, the Classical Music Podcast. |
| 0:11.5 | My name is Joshua Weilersign, I'm a conductor, and I'm the artistic director of the |
| 0:15.0 | Lozan Chamber Orchestra in Lozan, Switzerland. |
| 0:17.8 | This podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just getting |
| 0:21.9 | ready to dive in to this amazing world of incredible music. |
| 0:25.9 | Before we get started, I want to thank Kathy, John Paul, Mindy, Krista, Kassumi, Derrick, |
| 0:31.7 | Eric, Jeffrey, and Scott, and all of my other Patreon sponsors for making Season 7 and |
| 0:37.6 | the show possible. |
| 0:39.2 | If you would like to help out the show monetarily, please check out our Patreon page patreon.com |
| 0:43.9 | slash Sticky Notes Podcast. |
| 0:46.0 | And one more thing if you are a fan of the show, please just take a moment to give us |
| 0:48.3 | a rating or review on Apple Podcasts. |
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| 0:55.9 | First of all, thank you so much to all of you who pledged on Patreon this week. |
| 1:00.8 | It made a very bleak week, which included four more conducting cancellations, including |
| 1:05.3 | three in one day, a lot easier to swallow. |
| 1:09.2 | Today, I'm uploading an earlier episode, medieval music in 60 minutes, but just like with |
| 1:13.9 | the Symphony Fantastic episode, this episode has been significantly rewritten, including |
| 1:19.0 | many composers I didn't mention the first time, and is of course in much better sound quality. |
| 1:23.5 | So this is not just another old episode. |
| 1:26.2 | What I've decided to do is to make this a monthly thing. |
| 1:28.4 | At the beginning of each month, for the next six months, I'll put up a 60 minute episode |
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