The lyrics of Richard de Semilli : a critical edition and musical transcription

120 Pages·1992·4.266 MB·English

by  Semilli, Richard de, Johnson, Susan M.

The Lyrics of Richard de Semilli:
A
Critical Edition and Musical Transcription
&
medieval Renaissance
&
texts studies
Volume
8i
The Lyrics of Richard de Semilli:
A
Critical Edition and Musical Transcription
Susan M. Johnson
medieval & Renaissance texts & studies
Binghamton, New York
1992
—
©
Copyright 1992
Center forMedieval and Early RenaissanceStudies
State University ofNew York at Binghamton
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Johnson, Susan M., 1951-
The lyrics of Richard de Semilli a critical edition and musical
:
transcription / Susan M. Johnson.
p. cm. — (Medieval & Renaissance texts & studies ; v. 81)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-86698-092-X
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1. Trouveres. 2. Trouvere songs. 3. Songs, Old French Texts.
— — —
4.Music France 500-1400 Historyandcriticism. 5.Frenchpoetry
To 1500—History and criticism. 1. Semilli, Richard de. II. Title.
III. Series.
ML182.J6 1992
782.4*3—dc20 91-31586
CIP
MN
This book is made to last.
It is set in Palatino, smythe-sewn
and printed on acid-free paper
to library specifications
Printed in the United States of America
Contents
Bibliography and List of Abbreviations vii
Introduction:
Previous Editions 1
Life and Works 3
Manuscripts 8
Attribution 10
Versification 11
Musical Structure 16
The Language of the Texts 17
Editorial Policy 19
Organization of the Edition 22
The Lyrics and Music:
1 RS 1583: L'autrier chevauchoie delez Paris 27
2 RS 22: De chanter m'est pris corage 33
3 RS 1860: Par amors ferai chanson 37
4 RS 1820: Mult ai chante, riens ne m'i puet valoir 43
5 RS 538: Chanson ferai plain d'ire et de pensee 49
6 RS 527: Je chevauchai l'autrier la matinee 55
7 RS 614: Quant la seson renouvele 61
8 RS 1362: L'autrier tout seus chevauchoie mon chemin 65
9 RS 533: J'aim la plus sade riens qui soit de mere nee 71
10 RS 868: Nos veniom l'autrier de joer 75
11 RS 1044a: Le Tournoiement des dames 81
Index of Proper Names 84
Glossary 85
Acknowledgmen
ts
I would like to express my appreciation to a number of people who
havehelpedwiththisproject.First,toVincentCorriganwhoreviewed
the musical transcriptions. The commentary on the music was
reviewed byHendrikvanderWerfwhosecomments and suggestions
provedmostvaluable.Iwould alsoliketothankMargaretSwittenand
theNationalEndowmentfortheHumanitieswhobroughtthethreeof
us together at an institute on the Medieval Lyric.
Special thanks goes to Donald Freiuid and David Tumbow who
prepared the photo-ready copies of the music using Finale software.
Finally,forhisconstantencouragementandsupport,Iamespecially
grateful to San\uel N. Rosenberg who introduced me to Old French
lyric and the art of editing.