Capon In the gastronomy of Spain, capons are usually eaten during the Christmas season in the northern regions. Capons of Vilalba, Lugo are particularly famous and are sold all over the country. In China, capons are often raised specifically for consumption during Chinese New Year. Capon A capon (from ) is a cockerel (rooster) that has been castrated to improve the quality of its flesh for food and, in some countries like Spain, fattened by forced feeding. In the United Kingdom, birds sold as capons are chemically or physically castrated cocks. The origins of caponised chickens are contested. They were known
S Uciredor S Uciredor Rodericus (or S Uciredor) was a French composer of the 14th century. Nothing is known of Rodericus's life, although it has been suggested that he is Rodrigo de la Guitarra, since Rodrigo is the only known contemporaneous musician with the same name. He is known through a single ballade attributed to him in the Chantilly Codex as S Uciredor, which is "Rodericus" spelled backwards. The piece, "Angelorum Psalat", is in two voices and is an exemplary work of the Ars subtilior style, similar to that of Jacob Senleches. "Angelorum Psalat" exhibits considerable rhythmic complexity and its text employs