Challenges and Conundrums: New Research Into a Little Known Music Theory Manuscript
Dulcie Hollyock Room, Baillieu Library, University of Melbourne
29 May, 2015
This one-day symposium offers the opportunity to hear international and Australian early music researchers present new findings on LHD 244, an extraordinary manuscript from the Louise Hanson-Dyer Music Library rare collections at the University of Melbourne.
LHD 244, despite its diminutive size, comprises more than 20 theoretical texts on musical rudiments and performance from the late 14th to early 17th centuries. Its oldest texts are a compilation of well-known and otherwise totally unknown treatises from the late 14th and 15th centuries. The many later additions include psalm-tones, prayers and more unknown treatises, on composition and organ playing.
Join us for the whole day, or just for the morning of individual paper presentations, or be part of the afternoon’s round table discussion, ‘Placing LHD 244: Answers and future tasks’.
Co-convenors are Dr Jason Stoessel (University of New England) and Professor Kerry Murphy (Melbourne Conservatorium of Music). LHD 244 will be on display during the Symposium.
Full details, including abstracts, programme, and registration are available through the symposium web page: http://library.unimelb.edu.au/
