Comments on: Friday guest post – Our Saucy Medieval Heritage by Michael Fridman

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 13:34:25 +0000

Thanks, adding to my download list

By: Jungle George

Jungle George — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:17:44 +0000

The most popular musical version of Carmina Burana is by Carl Orff. You might be familiar with the hackneyed O Fortuna, but the stand out aria is In trutina.Finding online performances of the original songs and poems is a little harder, but they are around. Try starting with these.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 07:10:53 +0000

Yep, the bawdy songs are probably on another level since being based on an oral-tradition there’d have been even less self-censorship.

Reminds me of the work the monks were reading in the Name of the Rose (I forgot its title though).

Jungle George — do you know if there’s an online recording of a musical version of the Carmina Burana?

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By: alan

alan — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:30:36 +0000

Hi Jungle George – thanks for the link!

By: Jungle George

Jungle George — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:15:33 +0000

Along these lines you can't go past the lusty, irreverent Carmina Burana.Have a listen to the various musical versions too.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 03:40:34 +0000

When he was in college friend of mine (who was a classics major with an interest in medieval Latin) bought a book of bawdy medieval songs.

I still vaguely remember the double entendres from a few songs, particularly one about a clockmaker who was hired to “wind a woman’s clock.”

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