In this paper, I explore the relationships between the motets of the IOHANNE tenor family found in the Wolfenbuttel, Florence, Roman de Fauvel, Montpelier and London manuscripts. Texts and musical style shed light on chronology, performance and multiple layers of meaning, closely related to the original plainchant while still apt for use in…[Read more]

In this paper I explore musical works built on Gilles Binchois’ chanson Comme femme desconfortée. I propose that these works, read as a corpus, show an effort to communicate Mary’s suffering for the absence of her son, as expressed through the placement of these musical compositions in the liturgical calendar and through their ritual use. I pr…[Read more]