Corvera de Asturias, 29/04/2026 12:30
Literature
Corvera de Asturias
Theme: literature, history, musicology, organology
Directed to: all audiences
Duration: 75 minutes
Teatru El Llar 33400 Les Vegues T: 985 505 701 Más información
The Middle Ages was a prolific era in music and musical instruments. The knowledge of these instruments was commonly in the hands of the men of the Church and the court, in times of general illiteracy. In this same era, more specifically in the 13th century, King Alfonso X the Wise writes the Cantigas de Santa María, a songbook in which numerous musical instruments are represented and several manuscripts are preserved. Many of these instruments are considered traditional in Asturias today, such as the bagpipes, the square tambourine, the tejoletas and the rabel.
In this lecture-workshop, an introduction is made to the medieval instruments, many of which originated in ancient times, such as harps, lutes and lyres, while others date back to prehistoric times, such as some types of flutes and drums.