| Commentary: |
Snow 2007: "Focusses on antecedents for Alfonso's musical court, i.e., Ramón Berenguer's court at Aix (1209-45), the Chronica adefonsi imperatoris, the troubadours and their early patrons, etc., and on the evolution of European mensural notation. Musical examaples given for popular dance melodies are CSM 179, 302, and 303, for the rondeau, CSM 279, and for the virelai, CSM 353. The 40 miniatures of musicians from B.I.2 are reproduced on pp. 126-32." |
