Saagar Asnani is a Ph.D. candidate in music and in medieval studies at UC Berkeley. In his research, he looks at songs written in medieval France for evidence of linguistic variation and dialectical ...

In the poem, the figure of Roland grows to legendary proportions, standing for the ideal Christian knight and vassal. The poem expresses fundamental precepts of chivalry and the feudal order. In ...

The intended meaning of the Song of Songs has been a matter of contention since well before the second century after Christ, when it was first accepted into the Jewish canon of scripture. The poem’s ...

It’s a season of anniversaries for Musica da Camera. The five-member ensemble that specializes in medieval and Renaissance music will turn 50 on Jan. 16, and a month later, they will reach the 40-year ...