Music and Liturgy in Medieval Britain and Ireland

Description

From music written in praise of Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and English saints to the selection of Gospel readings by the Dominicans, this book introduces readers to the richness of medieval liturgical culture from across Britain and Ireland. Each of its three main sections opens with a chapter that offers a contextual frame for its key themes. With contributions from leading experts in pre-Reformation music and its sources, the book's focus on Insular liturgy - rather than that of only one part of Britain or Ireland - allows readers to learn about the devotional, political and creative networks at play in shaping liturgical practices: personal, secular, monastic, lay, and professional. The opening part includes broader discussions of Uses, including that of Salisbury, and case studies explore Insular witnesses to devotional activities in honour of both local cults and widely known figures, including St Columba, St Margaret, St Katherine, and the Magi.

Ann Buckley is Research Associate at the Medieval History Research Centre of Trinity College Dublin. Her publications include Music, Liturgy and the Veneration of Saints of the Medieval Irish Church in a European Context, ed. Ann Buckley (2017), along with other edited collections and individual articles on music in medieval Ireland, Latin and vernacular monophonic song, and the history and archaeology of musical instruments. Lisa Colton is Reader in Musicology at the University of Huddersfield. Her publications include Angel Song: Medieval English Music in History (2017), Gender, Age, and Musical Creativity (with Catherine Haworth, 2015) and Sources of Identity: Makers, Owners, and Users of Music Sources Before 1600 (with Tim Shephard, 2017).