Originally posted by Django
Thank you, my friend. I am already at work on the "Cantigas de Santa Maria". This will be written for experienced oud players, and accompanied by a
professionally recorded CD.
The cantigas were written in 12th century Spain - and when I took my wife to see the Manol oud and the 1699 lute in the Fine Arts Museum here in
Boston, I found out that they have a small chapel completely intact from 12th century Spain. We found this wonderful place, with frescoes that look
like the wonderful pictures in the Cantigas manuscript. I was close to tears. Here was the world I am trying to re-create through music. A sense of
peace and beauty both of earth and of heaven. Perhaps someday I will play the cantigas in such a room! |