Gather around: the art of singing from a common choirbook on a lecturn

Magnus Williamson
Sunday, April 2, 2023

Magnus Williamson discusses the Tudor practice of singing from a common choirbook on a lectern, which leads to an ‘ear-opening experience’

Orlandus Lassus directs the Bavarian court Kapelle. The red cloth draped over the choirbook lectern carries a quotation on etiquette from Ecclesiasticus 28:3: ‘Don't interrupt the music’
Orlandus Lassus directs the Bavarian court Kapelle. The red cloth draped over the choirbook lectern carries a quotation on etiquette from Ecclesiasticus 28:3: ‘Don't interrupt the music’

BAYERISCHE STAATSBIBLIOTHEK, MUNICH, MUS. MS. A II 1, P 186

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