Medieval Chant and Digital Technology: A Website for Liturgical Prosulas
Medieval Chant and Digital Technology: A Website for Liturgical Prosulas

Summary/Abstract: Chants Hypertexts is a companion website for a forthcoming book that is a study and editionof a substantial body of liturgical music from medieval southern Italy, that of theprosulas of the Proper of the Mass included in the so-called Beneventan manuscripts.This repertory is significant under many points of view. It allows us to detect the manymulticultural influences of an area with a highly diversified population. Romans, Byzantines,Lombards, Normans, Franks, Jews, and Muslim were present in the regionat different times and with different political roles. They all left their marks on its culturalproduction, including the liturgical music used for the rites of the Latin Churchand women, in particular nuns, were active participants in this musical and liturgicalproduction.In addition to addressing the issue of female creativity, the website also tackles the questionsof “ethical collaboration” by being fully transparent about its contributors. This waythe website will show its commitment to give full voice to the artists of the past and to thescholars and technicians of today.

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