Paradiso 10: The Sun and the Twelve Wise Men

[Lily]

Laurele wrote: "There is no music in Hell. This is not a CD, but its free.

http://www.worldofdante.org/music.html ..."

What a delightful site! Thanks, Laurele!

(When your internet access is as slow as mine, it does take a bit to download the MP3s.)

[Thomas]

Lily wrote: "Thomas wrote: "...The introduction notes that the discovery of counterpoint was almost contemporary with the use of perspective in painting, which occurred around 1300...."

Thomas -- any particula..."

No, "creation" is the better word for it. It's not like counterpoint was lying around waiting to be discovered.

And thanks for the links! I pressed the "ecoutez" button on the English Notre Dame page hoping for music. No dice, but was plenty amused anyway.

[Laurel]

I can't ecouter anywhere near that fast!

On music, I think I would say "discover." Something like discovering the laws of mathematics or universal gravitation.

[Everyman]

Laurele wrote: "This is not a CD, but its free.
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Great. Thanks!

[Lily]

Thomas wrote: "It's not like counterpoint was lying around waiting to be discovered. ...."

I wasn't certain but what it was possible another (obscure? religious?) culture had already been using it, hence the question.

I have been able to listen to music from the Notre Dame site in the past -- but maybe not every "button" worked. It has been awhile since I have played around with the site -- used it to spot ideas for my kids when they were headed to Paris for vacation. As I recall there were some good "teaching clips" on musical innovations out of Notre Dame from the medieval ages. But one never knows what one will find when one returns to a site like that.