# Music, Imagination and Experience in the Medieval World

- Institution: Gresham College
- Taught by: Timothy Reynolds, Professor Christopher Page FBA, Catherine King, Chris Watson, Emily van Evera
- Year: 2015
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History, Music
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/music-imagination-and-experience-medieval-world)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

At the heart of virtually all the medieval music that survives, is the human voice. This is an ancient heritage. The early Christians under the Roman Empire believed themselves to be engaged in a pilgrimage through a transitory world, where they were strangers, to their true home and an eternal liturgy ‘where my servants shall sing for joy of heart’, as St John the Divine says in Revelation. But why have singing in worship?

## Lectures

1. [Medieval Music: The Stations of the Breath](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-music-imagination-and-experience-medieval-world/450c0a90eefb) (YouTube)
2. [Medieval Music: Chant as Cure and Miracle](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-music-imagination-and-experience-medieval-world/fc24e0be3f03) (YouTube)
3. [Medieval Music: To Sing and Dance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-music-imagination-and-experience-medieval-world/2a814d2f5540) (YouTube)
4. [Medieval Music: To Chant in a Vale of Tears](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-music-imagination-and-experience-medieval-world/59fc9bab8729) (YouTube)
5. [Medieval Music: The Mystery of Women](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-music-imagination-and-experience-medieval-world/34bf6adc28d3) (YouTube)
6. [Medieval Music: The Lands of the Bell Tower](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-music-imagination-and-experience-medieval-world/b18207c12807) (YouTube)