Late Medieval liturgies enacted : the experience of worship in cathedral and parish church / edited by Sally Harper, University P.S. Barnwell and Magnus Williamson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harper, Sally, 1962- editor.

Barnwell, P. S., editor.

Williamson, Magnus, 1967- editor.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Music and material culture series

Music and material culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liturgics--History--Middle Ages, 600-1500.

Liturgics.

History.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 349 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Farnham Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT USA : Ashgate, [2016]

Summary:

This book critically explores ways in which our understanding of late medieval liturgy can be enhanced through present-day enactment. It is a direct outcome of a practice-led research project, led by Professor John Harper and undertaken at Bangor University between 2010 and 2013 in partnership with Salisbury Cathedral and St Fagans National History Museum, near Cardiff. The book seeks to address the complex of ritual, devotional, musical, physical and architectural elements that constitute medieval Latin liturgy, the interaction of which can be so difficult to recover other than through practice. In contrast with previous studies of reconstructed liturgies, enactment was not the exclusive end-goal of the project: rather it has created a new set of data for interpretation and further enquiry. Though based on a foundation of historical, musicological, textual, architectural and archaeological research, new methods of investigation and interpretation are explored, tested and validated throughout. There is emphasis on practice-led investigation and making; the need for imagination and creativity; and on the fact that enactment participants can only be of the present day. Discussion of the processes of preparation, analysis and interpretation of the enactments is complemented by contextual studies, with particular emphasis on the provision of music. A distinctive feature of the work is that it seeks to understand the experiences of different groups within the medieval church - the clergy, their assistants, the singers, and the laity - as they participated in different kinds of rituals in both a large cathedral and a small parish church. Some of the conclusions challenge interpretations of these experiences which have been current since the Reformation. In addition, some consideration is given to the implications of understanding past liturgy for present-day worship. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Investigating the Experience of Late Medieval Worship in Medieval Church Buildings

1 Investigating the Experience of Late Medieval Worship / John Harper Harper, John 13

2 Enacting Late Medieval Worship: Locations, Processes and Outcomes / John Harper Harper, John 31

Part II Past Evidence and Present Realisation

Material Culture Re-created

3 The Church of St Teilo, Llandeilo Tal-y-bont - A Moving Story / Gerallt D. Nash Nash, Gerallt D. 53

4 Clothing the Space: Making and Using the Artefacts and Vestments / Sally Harper Harper, Sally 63

5 A New Pre-Reformation Organ for the Church of St Teilo / Dominic Gwynn Gwynn, Dominic 79

The Written and the Performed

6 Establishing a Liturgical 'Text': Text for Performance, Performance as Text / Matthew Cheung Salisbury Salisbury, Matthew Cheung 93

7 How Did They Do Liturgy? Preparing Late Medieval Text for Modern Enactment / Sally Harper Harper, Sally, John Harper Harper, John 107

8 Quadring Cows: Resourcing Music in the Pre-Reformation Parish / Magnus Williamson Williamson, Magnus 125

Part III Historical Foundations-Three Case Studies

9 The Reform of the Choir of Salisbury Cathedral, c.1450-1549 / Roger Bowers Bowers, Roger 157

10 The Musical Knowledge and Practice of Expert Tudor Descanters / Jane Flynn Flynn, Jane 177

11 The Holy Name of Jesus: A Literate Cult? / Judith Aveling Aveling, Judith 191

Part IV Medieval Liturgy and Modern Enactment

12 The Nature of Late Medieval Worship: The Mass / P.S. Barnwell Barnwell, P.S. 207

13 The Celebrant Reflects: Theological and Spiritual Priorities Expressed through Sarum Use / Jeremy Davies Davies, Jeremy 219

14 Enabling the Ritual: Aspects of the Experience of Assisting Clergy, Servers, Singers and Organ-player / John Harper Harper, John 225

15 How to Do Without Rubrics: Experiments in Reconstructing Medieval Lay Experience / P.S. Barnwell Barnwell, P.S. 235

16 Reflections on the Enactments: Voices from the Nave / Keith Beasley Beasley, Keith, Judith Aveling Aveling, Judith, John Francis Moss Moss, John Francis 255

Part V Reflecting on Present Experience of Past Rituals

17 Reconciling the Historical and the Contemporary in Liturgical Enactment / Nils Holger Petersen Petersen, Nils Holger 273

18 The Ritual Enactments: Historical Validity, Measurable Outcomes, Experience and Engagement / John Harper Harper, John 285

19 Enactment and the Study of Late Medieval Liturgy / John Harper Harper, John 303.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-340) and index.

ISBN:

9781472441379

1472441370

OCLC:

912872447