A part of the musical repertory of the court of Queen Isabel in 1496: a commentary on songs and ballads in Pinar’s 'Juego trobado' that have survived in musical versions
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to consider what Pinar’s Juego trobado, a card game completed in 1496, can teach us about the musical repertory of the court of Queen Isabel of Castile and the role played by women as both listeners and performers. After explaining what is now known about this game, including the date when it was completed, the circumstances of its composition, and the method whereby each participant can be identified, I offer a commentary on those songs and ballads, approximately one-third of those cited, that have survived in musical versions in the Cancionero musical de Palacio and the Cancionero musical de la Colombina, drawing on information recently published in my book, Secrets of Pinar’s Game: Court Ladies and Courtly Verse in Late Medieval Spain (Leiden: Brill, 2017).
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