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Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series

Science, Sheep Gut, and Souls: History of Medieval Strings

2017-08-25 18:15:00 2017-08-25 19:30:00 America/Chicago Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series Join us at Norman Library West for the Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series as Dr. John McWilliams presents "Science, Sheep Gut, and Souls: A Brief History of Medieval and Renaissance Strings". Norman West -

Friday, August 25
6:15pm - 7:30pm

Add to Calendar 2017-08-25 18:15:00 2017-08-25 19:30:00 America/Chicago Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series Join us at Norman Library West for the Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series as Dr. John McWilliams presents "Science, Sheep Gut, and Souls: A Brief History of Medieval and Renaissance Strings". Norman West -

Join us at Norman Library West for the Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series as Dr. John McWilliams presents "Science, Sheep Gut, and Souls: A Brief History of Medieval and Renaissance Strings".

“Is it not strange that sheeps' guts should hale souls out of men's bodies?” says Shakespeare’s Benedict. The sound from a vibrating string has enamored us for millennia. Modern stringed instruments are standardized and mass produced, and except for folk and ethnic music the diversity of string sounds from Medieval and Renaissance times are strangely silent.

Dr. McWilliams has been reconstructing early stringed instruments for over twenty years. Based on historical documents, psalters, art, and the physics of sound, his collection includes citoles, gitterns, vielles, rebecs, lutes and many other plucked, strummed, bowed, and hammered instruments. In this presentation, he will examine the early beginnings of several string families. Participants will have the opportunity to view and play a variety of historical replicas.

The Medieval Fair Free Lecture Series is Co-sponsored by the Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Lectures start at 6:15 p.m. and the Medieval Fair of Norman is April 6th-8th 2018.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | History | Education |

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