I recently remembered the beginning of the tune, but not the rest, and not all the words, so I came here to find it. I am greatly pleased and fully satisfied!
I've heard on the radio, that this song also got famous, because it was used as a kind of protection - song, like an amulet, singing it and thinking: Jesus is my "l'homme armé", and he will help me... Also an interesting thought.
That's a curious idea, Karin. Throughout Christianity, and including in the New Testament, there is military imagery, but I've not come across Jesus as the armed man in relation to this music. The first line of the only surviving verse is "The armed man should be feared", which I've always taken to be a defensive warning, but of course that could in principle be turned around to mean 'The armed man should be feared - and he's the holy warrior on our side'. I'd be very interested to know more. Do you remember the programme?
Once again I stumble on Ian Pittaway's wonderful blog as I research questions of early music. Always a pleasure! I appreciate the thoughtful and comprehensive information you provide, and have full confidence in your scholarship and rigor in the field of musicology and history. PS: still looking forward to hearing your HIP take on a possible original melody of "Brid one Brere..."
Thank you, Will. Apologies for the delay of the bryd one brere article and video about completing the missing voice. This was to be done late last year but was delayed for various complicated reasons. This is all complete now and ready to go online. I also have an article/video about Foweles in þe frith (Birds in the wood), c. 1270, and the bryd and Foweles articles reference each other, so need to go online on the same day. The Foweles article is complete, but the video yet to be recorded, so more delays, I'm afraid. I'm expecting to record the Foweles video on 8th March, so expect it and bryd to go online very soon after. Best wishes. Ian
Will, the videos are now up. You'll find 'Foweles in þe frith' here ruclips.net/video/PG4OBgkpTHs/видео.html and the three constructions of the 'bryd one brere' missing voice here ruclips.net/video/9KwItjaathE/видео.html All the best. Ian
I recently remembered the beginning of the tune, but not the rest, and not all the words, so I came here to find it. I am greatly pleased and fully satisfied!
Excellent! Pleased to be of service. :-)
Thank you very much!!!! It touches me
I've heard on the radio, that this song also got famous, because it was used as a kind of protection - song, like an amulet, singing it and thinking: Jesus is my "l'homme armé", and he will help me... Also an interesting thought.
That's a curious idea, Karin. Throughout Christianity, and including in the New Testament, there is military imagery, but I've not come across Jesus as the armed man in relation to this music. The first line of the only surviving verse is "The armed man should be feared", which I've always taken to be a defensive warning, but of course that could in principle be turned around to mean 'The armed man should be feared - and he's the holy warrior on our side'. I'd be very interested to know more. Do you remember the programme?
Once again I stumble on Ian Pittaway's wonderful blog as I research questions of early music. Always a pleasure! I appreciate the thoughtful and comprehensive information you provide, and have full confidence in your scholarship and rigor in the field of musicology and history. PS: still looking forward to hearing your HIP take on a possible original melody of "Brid one Brere..."
Thank you, Will. Apologies for the delay of the bryd one brere article and video about completing the missing voice. This was to be done late last year but was delayed for various complicated reasons. This is all complete now and ready to go online. I also have an article/video about Foweles in þe frith (Birds in the wood), c. 1270, and the bryd and Foweles articles reference each other, so need to go online on the same day. The Foweles article is complete, but the video yet to be recorded, so more delays, I'm afraid. I'm expecting to record the Foweles video on 8th March, so expect it and bryd to go online very soon after. Best wishes. Ian
Will, the videos are now up. You'll find 'Foweles in þe frith' here ruclips.net/video/PG4OBgkpTHs/видео.html and the three constructions of the 'bryd one brere' missing voice here ruclips.net/video/9KwItjaathE/видео.html All the best. Ian
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