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A department has been awarded almost ?600,000 to bring back to life a type of medieval music not heard for more than 700 years. The department of music at the 51¹ú²úÊÓƵ of Southampton will work with partners in York and Australia to examine archived manuscripts from across Europe of the conductus - vocal compositions that merge Latin poetry and music. After the manuscripts - which date back to the 12th and 13th centuries - have been catalogued, selected works will be performed by musicians and recorded for commercial release.