Centuries before recorded music, sheet music and streaming services, there were "little squiggles" on pieces of parchment to guide a singer or choir. Known as medieval neumes, the squiggles didn't ...

The language of music is universal, but can be lost over time. After a 20-year reconstruction effort, a researcher and a performer of medieval music have brought "lost" songs from the Middle Ages back ...

As a scholar and listener Drew Hartzell has more than a bit of perspective on the long traditions of Western music. The 83-year old retired University at Albany professor is an internationally ...

Ludwig: Guten Morgen Naomi. I’m ready to play some marvellous medieval music …I’ve even brought a lute! Naomi: But Ludwig, medieval church music didn’t use lutes - they didn’t use any instruments at ...