El Llibre vermell de Montserrat, una corona sonora de llaors marianes Authors Josep Maria Gregori i Cifré Abstract The Llibre Vermell of Montserrat, a sonorous crown of praises to the Virgin Mary. This article originated in a lecture that served as prelude to a concert devoted to the Llibre Vermell performed by the Capella Reial de Catalunya conducted by Jordi Savall; this important late-medieval codex was compiled. The author, after reviewing the sources for the traditional devotion to Montserrat and its rich iconography, comments upon each one of the ten pieces that constitute this codex, and he suggests the hypothesis that originally there were twelve pieces, pointing out also hitherto unnoticed numerological and symbolic aspects of these works. This article is conceived as an essay, and thus it makes use of poetic licenses in order to describe the musical beauty of this unique repertoire. The author stresses the importance of the use of art and music in the Middle Ages as vehicles for exegesis addressed to illiterate people, but who were very sensitive, and thus the artistic emotion came from the spiritual warmth provoked by the visual and aural evocation of the religious mysteries. Downloads Download data is not yet available. Downloads (Català) Published 2011-11-15 Issue Vol. 4 (2011) Section Articles License The intellectual property of the articles belongs to the respective authors. At the time of submitting the articles to Revista Catalana de Musicologia, authors accept the following terms: — Authors assign to the Societat Catalana de Musicologia (a subsidiary of the Institut d’Estudis Catalans) the rights of reproduction, public communication (including communication through social networks) and distribution of the articles submitted for publication to Revista Catalana de Musicologia, in any form and medium, including digital platforms. The Publications Committee reserves the right to accept or refuse submitted articles and the right to make any editorial changes it deems appropriate. If the suggested changes are accepted by authors, they should re-submit the article with such changes. — Authors answer to the Societat Catalana de Musicologia for the authorship and originality of submitted articles. In other words, authors assure that submitted articles do not contain fragments of works by other authors or fragments of their own previously published works; that the content of articles is original, and that the copyright of third parties is not infringed upon. Authors accept this responsibility and undertake to hold harmless the Societat Catalana de Musicologia for any loss or damage resulting from non-compliance with this obligation. Furthermore, they should include a statement in articles submitted to the journal regarding their responsibility for the content of the articles. — Authors are responsible for obtaining permission for the reproduction of all graphic material included in articles, and they should moreover ensure that images, videos, etc., have been created with the consent of the individuals appearing in them, and that material belonging to third parties is clearly identified and acknowledged as such within the text. Likewise, authors should provide the respective consents and authorisations to the Societat Catalana de Musicologia when submitting articles. — The Societat Catalana de Musicologia is exempt from any liability arising from the possible infringement of intellectual property rights by authors. In all cases, it undertakes to publish corrections, clarifications, retractions and apologies, if necessary. — Unless otherwise stated in the text or in the graphic material, the contents published in the journal are subject to an Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 3.0 Spain (by-nc-nd) license from Creative Commons, the full text of which may be consulted at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/deed.en. Therefore, the general public is authorised to reproduce, distribute and communicate articles as long as their authorship and publishing entity are acknowledged, and no commercial use is made of them nor derivative work produced from them. — The journal is not responsible for the ideas and opinions expressed by the authors of published articles.
