Music Imagination and Experience in the Medieval World: An Introduction - Christopher Page
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Channel: Gresham College · 2015 · Education
Professor Christopher Page introduces his series of lectures concerned with the place of musical sound and art in medieval imagination and experience: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/music-imagination-and-experience-in-the-medieval-world Professor Christopher Page introduces his series of lectures concerned with the place of musical sound and art in medieval imagination and experience: its relation to patterns of fear, delight and awe. The setting for the lectures will be one of the few medieval churches of London to survive the Great Fire of 1666: St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, Holborn: Christopher Page is Professor of Medieval Music and Literature, a Fellow of the British Academy and a Fellow at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge. He is an internationally renowned performer and writer, as well as being an experienced presenter through BBC Radio. He holds the Dent Medal of the Royal Musical Association awarded for outstanding services to musicology.. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/professors-and-speakers/professor-christopher-page A series of lectures concerned with the place of musical sound and art in medieval imagination and experience: its relation to patterns of fear, delight and awe. The setting for the lectures will be one of the few medieval churches of London to survive the Great Fire of 1666: St Sepulchre-without-Newgate, Holborn. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/music-imagination-and-experience-in-the-medieval-world Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website. Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greshamcollege
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