Fully-funded doctoral scholarship in the project MUSICA FRANCA
Deadline 17 June 2026
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MedMel
The Music
of Medieval
Vernacular Lyric

The MedMel project contains digital editions of monodic melodies of Troubadours, Trouvères and Trobadores lyrics, and it is aimed at musicologists, philologists and performers.
The MedMel database allows you to search lyrics and melodic patterns, customize your visualization, switch from modern to ancient notation, export the music sheet and listen to the melody.
The digital editions are created with the MelMed Editor, which we made publicly available for scholars and musicians who need an expressive and simple tool to transcribe medieval music.
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Viewer

In the Viewer you will find all the public transcriptions. Search by song, author, or manuscript, and customize your visualization.





Melody Search

Search melodic segments within the encoded melodies. Look up exact matches or apply a percentage of tolerance and find similar patterns and variants.






Compare Melodies

Visualize different versions of a song or compare any melody you want. Hide identical notes, highlight differences and make exciting musicological discoveries.





Medieval Music Editor

Transcribe in modern stemless, square, and even Messin notation. Export your edition as pdf, html, MEI Neume files, or simply take a screenshot. To get started, log in and follow a few simple instructions






Viewer

In the Viewer you will find all the public transcriptions. You will be able to search by song, author, and manuscripts, find digital edition of melodies and customize your visualization.


Melody Search

Search melodic segments within the encoded melodies. You can look up exact matches or apply a percentage of tollerance and find similar patterns and variants.
A new searching tool allows you to compare a whole song with the repertor



Compare Melodies

Visualize different versions of a song or compare any melody you want. Hide identical notes, highlight differences and make exciting musicological discoveries.


Medieval Music Editor

Transcribe in modern stemless, square and even Messin notation. Export your edition as pdf, html, MEI Neume files, or simply take a screenshot. To get started, log in and follow a few simple instructions






PI: Stefano Milonia (Sapienza Università di Roma)
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