The spread of ideas and music throughout 12th-century Europe

Discover an expanding world where crusaders, pilgrims and scholars journeyed to the frontiers of Christian Europe over the course of the 12th century and encountered Arabic scholarship. Teresa Witcombe works on Muslim-Christian relations in medieval Spain.

Explore the music, instruments, and musical movements current in the 12th century, when Iffley Church was built, and the 13th century, when it was altered. Listen to the medieval harp, simfonia, gittern and citole; learn about the influence of the Occitan troubadours on English music; and join in with medieval polyphonic song.

Programme

2.00 Talk by Teresa Whitcombe, An expanding world: conflict, connection and music in 12th century Europe

3.00 Tea

3.45 Lecture/workshop with Ian Pittaway, Medieval musical movements of the 12th-13th century

Host or Publisher Living Stones Iffley