For the performance see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcqd9j3EhZY&feature=relmfu
An English translation of Aucassin et Nicolette by Eugene Mason is available at http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/aucassin_mason.pdf
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This performance of an excerpt from Aucassin et Nicolette was performed by Alana Bennett on November 1, 2012 as part of her MEMS (Medieval and Early Modern Studies) Honours dissertation at the University of Western Australia. The four minute film made by Belinda Bennett was uploaded to YouTube on November 1, 2012. Alana (a member of the medieval band Minerva’s Tower) plays a hurdy gurdy and wears medieval clothing. Aucassin et Nicolette is an anonymous twelfth or thirteenth century French chantefable (sung story) which combines prose and verse.
For the performance see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcqd9j3EhZY&feature=relmfu
An English translation of Aucassin et Nicolette by Eugene Mason is available at http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/aucassin_mason.pdf
Minerva’s Tower are a Perth-based band who performs medieval and neo-medieval folk music, including some original compositions. The band consists of two multi-instrumentalists, Alana Bennett and Dylan Kerr.
For the film see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKLvfAJChL4
For the band see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1051
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This 11 minute film on YouTube shows has been pieced together from separate performances by Minerva’s Tower at the 2012 Balingup Medieval Carnivale. The event was held in the town of Balingup in the south-west of Western Australia on August 25-26. The film was made by Belinda Bennett. The film shows the band perform a six pieces comprised of traditional folk music, a Renaissance tune, and a thirteenth century trouvère (northern French version of troubadour) song.
Minerva’s Tower are a Perth-based band who performs medieval and neo-medieval folk music, including some original compositions. The band consists of two multi-instrumentalists, Alana Bennett and Dylan Kerr.
For the film see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKLvfAJChL4
For the band see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1051
For the performance, including music from the thirteenth century, the Renaissance, and early modern folk music, see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1200
For the website see http://www.minervastower.com/
]]>Minerva’s Tower is a Perth-based band who performs medieval and neo-medieval folk music, including some original compositions. The band consists of two multi-instrumentalists, Alana Bennett and Dylan Kerr. The photograph shows the band performing at the 2012 Balingup Medieval Carnivale in the small Western Australian town of Balingup.
For the performance, including music from the thirteenth century, the Renaissance, and early modern folk music, see http://ausmed.arts.uwa.edu.au/items/show/1200
For the website see http://www.minervastower.com/