Chevalier Mult Estes Guariz - French Crusader Song

Arrangement and vocals by Farya Faraji. This one is effectively a Medieval propaganda song from 1145, composed as a means to motivate men to join in the Second Crusade, led in France by Louis VII, in response to the fall of the Fortress of Edessa in 1144, which sees the Pope Eugene III launching the Crusade. The song was found in the Codex Amplonianus 8 ° 32, manuscript in Germany, and given the language used, it seems to have been copied by an Anglo-Normand. The arrangement, as far as my intent is concerned, is meant to be entirely historically accurate, and therefore showcases the highly heterophonic and melodic nature of European Medieval music, without any of the modern accoutrements of chords and harmony. The instrumentation consists of a Greek lavta standing in for a Medieval lute (they were effectively the same instrument in the broad strokes, a flute, fidule and hammered dulcimer.) I especially wanted the vocals to be historically accurate, and they reflect the well documented reality of Medie