Robert ap Huw Courses 2027
The music in the Robert ap Huw manuscript contains the earliest harp music from anywhere in Europe. The pieces were composed in the Late Middle Ages, taught aurally for several hundred years, written down in the 16th century and copied by Robert ap Huw himself in the early 17th century. We will learn how to read the tablature, allowing us to interpret both the letters, giving the names of the strings on the harp, and also the signs indicating the figuration. These provide instructions for moving between the strings, using a rigorous damping technique to distinguish between more-important and less-important strings.
The Wire Branch continues to offer online courses via Zoom with Bill Taylor in playing music from the Robert ap Huw manuscript. As in previous years, these consist of six sessions on Saturdays. The courses accommodate two playing levels, welcoming both players who are new to the manuscript, and intermediate players, who have had some previous experience learning and playing from the tablature.
Please vist us again soon for details of our 2027 courses!