We’re all familiar with R&B boy bands, teen dream boy bands and K-pop boy bands. But what about a medieval boy band? While taking a meditative stroll through the royal monastery of San Lorenzo de El ...

The spread of a particular genre of music reflects the borders between medieval empires in Europe. This is shown by a study conducted by a musicologist at the University of Würzburg, appearing in ...

Medieval chant books and the parchment they were made of were designed to last a long time — so long, that pages of them can outlast the book itself. Across medieval Europe, monks and nuns and clergy ...

Centuries before recorded music, sheet music and streaming services, there were "little squiggles" on pieces of parchment to guide a singer or choir. Known as medieval neumes, the squiggles didn't ...