WTJU Dec 16th, 2020 | By Ralph Graves
There are collectors for everything even information. Take Hartmann Schedel (1449-1514) for example.
He amassed a collection of over 600 volumes comprising all the knowledge of his day. He compiled the Schedel Song Book not so much out of a love for music, but just to collect and record the information.
The Schedel Song Book is a treasure trove. In it are some of the most popular tunes of the day, known all across Europe.
And there are many selections that only survive through this one collection. All were meant to immediately appeal to the ear and they do.