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This document provides context about the Cantigas de Santa Maria, a collection of songs from the 13th century commissioned by King Alfonso X of Castile. It discusses debates around whether the tune of one song, "Rosa das rosas", may have survived in oral tradition in rural Spain until the early 20th century when it was recorded. Scholars have analyzed the text and melodic similarities between the early versions and a more modern recording to determine if an unbroken chain of oral transmission is possible. T

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