Editor by Kathleen Nelson
Ottawa: Institute of Mediaeval Music, 2011.
Books by Kathleen Nelson
Musicological Studies, vol. 67. Ottawa: Institute of Mediaeval Music, 1996
Papers by Kathleen Nelson
Respondámosle a concierto: estudios en homenaje a Maricarmen Gómez Muntané. UAB-Insitut d'Estudis Medievals, 2020
The sacramentary, Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional VITR/20/8, thought to have been prepared for the mo... more The sacramentary, Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional VITR/20/8, thought to have been prepared for the monastery of Sahagún, is strongly associated with Bernard of Sédirac, (c. 1040-1125), Archbishop of Toledo during the latter part of his career. The scant musical materials to be found in the book are the focus of the paper. These materials are the two short chant incipits written in Lorraine (Messine) notation, and the easily overlooked Aquitanian notation that was added in association with some segments of the text of the Exultet iam angelica. In considering these musical items, aspects of the manuscript's history are reviewed and proposals made.
In Maricarmen Gomez Muntane (ed.), El Juicio Final: Sonido. Imagen. Liturgia. Escena. (Madrid: Editorial Alpuerto), 2017
In Manuel Pedro Ferreira (ed.), Musical Exchanges, 1100-1650: Iberian Connections, 2016
This article presents a study of melodic practice for the Exultet iam angelica of the Easter vigi... more This article presents a study of melodic practice for the Exultet iam angelica of the Easter vigil associated with medieval Braga, and also comments on text variants observable in the sources. Principal sources studied are the Missal de Mateus (Braga, Arquivo Distrital, MS 1000) and the Pontifical of Braga (Porto, Biblioteca Pública Municipal, MS 1134). The notation is Aquitanian. The melody notated for the first section of the Exultet is found to be unique although drawing on known formulas.
Published in: A Musicological Gift: Libro Homenaje for Jane Morlet Hardie, edited by Kathleen Nelson and Maricarmen Gómez, 2013
The central focus of this article is the Easter vigil chant Exultet iam angelica as found in two ... more The central focus of this article is the Easter vigil chant Exultet iam angelica as found in two 11th-century sacramentaries of Catalonia, Vic, Arx. Cap. MS 66 and MS 67.
Published in: Commemoration, Ritual and Performance: Essays on Medieval and Early Modern Music. Edited by Jane Morlet Hardie and David Harvey. Musicological Studies, vol. 84. Ottawa: Institute of Mediaeval Music, 2006, pp. 70-87.
Published in Identity and Locality in Early European Music. Edited by Jason Stoessel. Farnham: Ashgate, 2009, pp. 27–36.
Revista Portuguesa de Musicologia, nos. 14-15 (2004-2005, pub. 2010)
This article discusses a set of three twelfth-century musical fragments, referred to as Zamora A.... more This article discusses a set of three twelfth-century musical fragments, referred to as Zamora A. They are held by the Archivo Histórico Provincial of Zamora: Pergaminos musicales 196, 199 and 200. The notation used in these fragments of a noted breviary is discussed with special attention given to semitone indication, and the use of the quilisma, the semicircular virga, and the special punctum. Some pointers to Iberian origin are also discussed. Although it is not possible to give definitive conclusions about the origins of Zamora A, the presence of the special punctum and the interest in semitone indication are suggestive of links with the Missal of Mateus and other Portuguese sources, and with sources of the Limoges and Moissac regions.
Published in Encomium Musicae: Essays in Memory of Robert J. Snow. Edited by D. Crawford and G.G. Wagstaff. Hillsdale, NY: Pendragon Press, 2002.
Discusses two fragments, Pergaminos musicales 15 and 202, held at the Archivo Histórico Provincia... more Discusses two fragments, Pergaminos musicales 15 and 202, held at the Archivo Histórico Provincial of Zamora, Spain. These represent the transitional period when the Roman rite was being established in northern central and western Spain. At this time some liturgical books were still copied in the traditional Visigothic script but using the imported Aquitanian notation, and it is this combination that is found in the two fragments. Discussion includes the chant melodies and texts, features of musical notation and handwriting, and comparison with other sources.
Inter-American Music Review, 2007
Key words: Aquitanian notation; semitone indication; special punctum, office of St Hilary of Poit... more Key words: Aquitanian notation; semitone indication; special punctum, office of St Hilary of Poitiers
Published in Fuentes Musicales en la Península Ibérica (ca. 1250-ca. 1550), ed. Maricarmen Gómez & Marius Bernadó. Lleida: Ediciones de la Universitat de Lleida, 2001. pp. 109-119.
Plainsong and Medieval Music 2/2 (1993), pp. 141-51., 1993
Into the Diaspora: Essays on Medieval and Early Modern Liturgical Music Manuscripts at the University of Sydney. Edited by David Andrés Fernández and Jane Morlet Hardie. Kitchener: Institute of Medieval Music., 2020
This manuscript antiphonal is likely to have been prepared in Spain during the latter part of the... more This manuscript antiphonal is likely to have been prepared in Spain during the latter part of the sixteenth century, perhaps intended for a female Franciscan house. A hidden colophon provides hints regarding the book's origins naming two women involved in its preparation. Among items of particular interest in the chant content is the presentation of the Epiphany matins antiphon "Venite adoremus" and its psalm.
In Cathedral, City and Cloister Essays on Manuscripts, Music and Art in Old and New Worlds, ed. Kathleen Nelson. Ottawa: Institute of Mediaeval Music, 2011. pp. 113-133., 2011
Sydney Fisher RB 357 is a miscellany comprising four parts each probably deriving from different ... more Sydney Fisher RB 357 is a miscellany comprising four parts each probably deriving from different books. Parts 1 to 3 contain notated mass chants. Part 1, probably of 15th-century origin, is of particular interest for the changes that have been made to chants and for the role of red notes. It is proposed here that Part 1 may be related to liturgical manuscripts belonging to the city of Florence.
Fontes Artis Musicae 55/1 (2008), pp. 223–31., 2008
Musicology Australia 33 (2011): 15-27.
Context 25 (2003), pp. 25–33., 2003
The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) took over the Society's choir under the 1937 agreeme... more The Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) took over the Society's choir under the 1937 agreement between Melbourne Philharmonic Society and ABC, and with its government funding the ABC was able to be a powerful collaborator and patron. The early years of the Society's association with the ABC is addressed with discussion of why the agreement came about, some of the problems or controversies that rose and making observations about other choirs the ABC worked with.
Australasian Music Research 5 (2001), pp. 83–104.
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