The handful of tiny strokes and dots from a calligrapher’s quill, just above the word Allelujah on a page taken from a 9th-century book of liturgical texts, caught the eye of historian, author and collector Nathan Raab, president of The Raab Collection. Following additional research, the marks were identified as some of the earliest musical notations from Western Europe found so far. A Tempo host Rachel Katz speaks with Raab about the discovery and their significance.
She also chats with Greg Pason, director of Indie Arts Montclair, about Make Music Winter, a Winter version of the Make Music Day program supported by the Make Music Foundation and the NAMM Foundation.
