Jane HUBERChercheuse invitée

Juin 2019

Under the direction of Dr. Susan Boyton, Columbia University, and Dr. Euan Cameron, Union Theological Seminary, Jane Huber received her Doctorate from Union Theological Seminary in 2013. Her dissertation, Unfolding Song:  The Matins Celebration for the Marian Feast of the Assumption, Early Origins to Medieval Example examines the history and theology of the Feast of the Assumption through analysis of two medieval manuscripts that contain settings of the Matins celebration, Amiens, Bibliothèque Louis Aragon, ms 115 (including musical transcription) and New York, Hispanic Society of America, B2916.  Dr. Huber is currently a Visiting Professor and Program Director at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.  

Bibliographie

• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 12601
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 12044
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 12584
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 2246
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 13874
• Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, lat. 13371

Projet de recherche

Medieval liturgical manuscripts that contain the Matins celebration of the Feast of the Assumption include texts and music from discrete historical moments and diverse sources. The Biblical readings, sermons and prayers, antiphon and responsory texts, and visual and literary tropes included in the Matins settings attest to the changing understanding of liturgical practice in particular monastic communities. Despite the attempt to codify musical practice through fixed notation, I anticipate that close study of the office in different manuscripts will reveal variations from manuscript to manuscript. This manuscript study will lay the groundwork for future research across geographical region and monastic practice, of the theology, art, and music of the Marian Feast of the Assumption in the Middle Ages.