“Tant m’abelis” (So Much I Love)

A song can be broken down into two main components: music/sound and lyrics. The lyrics are often dissected and analyzed piece by piece for literal and hidden meanings. On the other hand, the interpretation of the sound varies depending on the audience since it is strongly affected by personal schema. Thus, in “T’ant m’abelis” by Berenguier de Palou, the meaning that is gathered through the music and sound can be vastly different during the height of the Troubadours compared to the contemporary era. Often, the contemporary audience conjures up images that are often associated with images in popular culture (e.g. media, books, etc.). The music video project of “T’ant m’abelis” utilizes visual footages that are in the popular culture that a contemporary audience might associate with medieval Troubadour songs. The video clips actually represent a wide range of time periods. This mixture of time periods projected onto a medieval song emphasizes that the perception of medieval culture (dress, dance, etc.) is not completely clear to a contemporary audience. Rather, images from the Victorian, Elizabethan, or Renaissance might be associated with the medieval ages. Thus, the video involves the analysis of the influence of popular culture on the interpretation of music and sound. My exploration of sound emphasizes the importance of interpreting the songs in their entire package (lyric and music)."Tant m'abelis" (So Much I Love) from Teresa Vu on Vimeo.