PERFORM Log

September 1992

Date:         Tue, 1 Sep 1992 08:25:34 EDT
Reply-To:     PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts 
Sender:       PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts 
From:         Jesse Hurlbut 
Subject:      Re: Jour du Jugement
In-Reply-To:  Message of Mon,
              31 Aug 1992 21:57:17 EST from 

Thanks for the tips.  I'll contact Rick (and invite him to join PERFORM
while I'm at it).

Jesse
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Date:         Tue, 1 Sep 1992 11:15:58 -0500
Reply-To:     PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts 
Sender:       PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts 
From:         RES_MNORTON@JMUVAX.BITNET
Subject:      Liturgical Drama at Klosterneuburg - Progress Report

In the research for our book on the sepulchre ceremonies (Depositio Crucis,
Elevatio Crucis, Visitatio Sepulchri) used at the Augustinian houses at
Klosterneuburg, Amelia Carr and I have added 24 sources of these forms to the
16 published by Lipphardt.  Several of these are noted in the handwritten
catalog of the Stiftsbibliothek (ca. 1928) and were published by Leo Shabes
ca. 1920 in a local Viennese sacred-music journal.  The remainder (about 18,
I think -- I don't have my notes with me), were previously unkown.  Not all
reflect the use of Klosterneuburg.  2 MSS show the Salzburg use, 2, the Passau
use, and 1, the St. Florian use.  Of those including the Klosterneuburg forms,
4 or 5 include music.  These range in date from the 14th to the 16th centuries.

Perhaps most exciting was the discovery of what is described in the catalog as
an ordinale, which contains the notes of the sacristan on the performance of
these ceremonies (late 1570's).  In addition to some rather interesting
notes on bell-ringing and other details not generally found within liturgical
rubrics, the ordinale (which exists in 3 copies) makes reference to a 'small
white book with the _Popule meus_' from which the participants sing (this is
to be held by two _pueri_).  We found this book as well (15th c.) as well as
a 16th century copy.

Amelia Carr found the 3 ordinales during her research trip to Vienna and
Klosterneuburg (1 of the copies is at the Nationalbibliothek).  The other
MSS were found during our week at the Hill Monastic Manuscript Library.  I
anticipate that there are a few more still lurking, and I hope that another
trip to St. John's and our joint visit to Klosterneuburg will uncover them.

Michael L. Norton
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Date:         Fri, 18 Sep 1992 09:10:56 EDT
Reply-To:     PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts 
Sender:       PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts 
From:         Jesse Hurlbut 
Subject:      Burgundian Feast and Funhouse

When PERFORM was announced at Kalamazoo, there was a promise made that
in addition to distributing our mail to each other automatically,
the listserver would also allow us to share some of our work (papers,
syllabi, bibliographies, etc.).  In order to demonstrate this feature,
Cliff Flanigan has asked me to post a paper I read at the Indiana
University Medieval Symposium earlier this year.

After lots of fiddling, waiting and tweeking (but mostly just waiting),
the computing staff and list-owners have finally come through and
we are happy to announce that this feature is now in operation.  I
therefore humbly submit for your perusal:

          FROM FUNCTIONAL FEAST TO TO FRIVOLOUS FUNHOUSE:
            TWO IDEALS OF PLAY IN THE BURGUNDIAN COURT


INSTRUCTIONS:
If your mainframe computer supports the 'TELL' command, issue the
following command:

TELL LISTSERV@IUBVM GET HURLBUT PAPER

Otherwise, send a mailmessage to LISTSERV@IUBVM with a single line
of text:

GET HURLBUT PAPER

If you have difficulties, send a message to FLANIGAN@IUBVM.  Please
bear in mind that there are differences between the various
computing sites on the network which only the local computer gurus
can help you solve.

Stay tuned,

Jesse
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Date:         Tue, 29 Sep 1992 08:36:01 EDT
Reply-To:     PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts 
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Comments:     Resent-From: Jesse Hurlbut 
Comments:     Originally-From: jesse 
From:         Jesse Hurlbut 
Subject:      Angels in MA Drama
In-Reply-To:  Your message of Wed, 23 Sep 92 12:41:00 EDT

I'm posting here a question from a friend (not yet subscribed to
PERFORM).  If there are any suggestions, I'll forward them on to him

Jesse

His question is:

>Do you know any literature on angels in medieval
>drama? I have some references from Stratman's bibliography, but I am
>looking for more recent publications.
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Date:         Wed, 30 Sep 1992 11:05:30 EDT
Reply-To:     PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts 
Sender:       PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts 
From:         acarr@ALLEG.EDU
Subject:      Angels

About angels in drama, I vaguely remember seeing a recent
dissertation on the subject.  Michael Norton may have a better
reference here.

   (Michael, if you're back on the list--was this with the material
you found in your CD-Rom search in D.C. this summer?  I can't find
any reference in my notes.)
Amelia Carr