Ailith
Minstrel
Ask away about music theory, music history, musical instruments, and anything else music-related you can think of!
I have done a lot of research on Medieval and Renaissance history, music, and instruments and I hope that I can benefit someone who wants to have a musical element in their story.
Ask me about:
I have done a lot of research on Medieval and Renaissance history, music, and instruments and I hope that I can benefit someone who wants to have a musical element in their story.
Ask me about:
- Medieval melodic and rhythmic modes (handy if you need to know what meter to write song lyrics in)
- Medieval and Renaissance instruments (hurdy gurdy, lute, crumhorn, rackett, chalumeau, bowed psaltery, serpents, cornamuse, sackbut - and yes, those are all real instruments)
- The lives of troubadours and composers
- Musical terms and definitions (for describing music in your story)
- The difference between motets, madrigals, chansons, and masses
- The Medieval concept of the Music of the Spheres
- Ancient music theory (ala Plato’s Republic)
- Meters and names of courtly dances
- English folk tunes and composers
- Anything else you can think of!