Author: Helen Deeming
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107151163
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
A comprehensive introduction to medieval vocal and choral music, with their rich variety of genres and regional and linguistic traditions.
Medieval Polyphony and Song
Author: Helen Deeming
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107151163
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
A comprehensive introduction to medieval vocal and choral music, with their rich variety of genres and regional and linguistic traditions.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107151163
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
A comprehensive introduction to medieval vocal and choral music, with their rich variety of genres and regional and linguistic traditions.
The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Music
Author: Mark Everist
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107495121
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
From the emergence of plainsong to the end of the fourteenth century, this Companion covers all the key aspects of medieval music. Divided into three main sections, the book first of all discusses repertory, styles and techniques - the key areas of traditional music histories; next taking a topographical view of the subject - from Italy, German-speaking lands, and the Iberian Peninsula; and concludes with chapters on such issues as liturgy, vernacular poetry and reception. Rather than presenting merely a chronological view of the history of medieval music, the volume instead focuses on technical and cultural aspects of the subject. Over nineteen informative chapters, fifteen world-leading scholars give a perspective on the music of the Middle Ages that will serve as a point of orientation for the informed listener and reader, and is a must-have guide for anyone with an interest in listening to and understanding medieval music.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107495121
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
From the emergence of plainsong to the end of the fourteenth century, this Companion covers all the key aspects of medieval music. Divided into three main sections, the book first of all discusses repertory, styles and techniques - the key areas of traditional music histories; next taking a topographical view of the subject - from Italy, German-speaking lands, and the Iberian Peninsula; and concludes with chapters on such issues as liturgy, vernacular poetry and reception. Rather than presenting merely a chronological view of the history of medieval music, the volume instead focuses on technical and cultural aspects of the subject. Over nineteen informative chapters, fifteen world-leading scholars give a perspective on the music of the Middle Ages that will serve as a point of orientation for the informed listener and reader, and is a must-have guide for anyone with an interest in listening to and understanding medieval music.
Polyphony in Medieval Paris
Author: Catherine A. Bradley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108311180
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Polyphony associated with the Parisian cathedral of Notre Dame marks a historical turning point in medieval music. Yet a lack of analytical or theoretical systems has discouraged close study of twelfth- and thirteenth-century musical objects, despite the fact that such creations represent the beginnings of musical composition as we know it. Is musical analysis possible for such medieval repertoires? Catherine A. Bradley demonstrates that it is, presenting new methodologies to illuminate processes of musical and poetic creation, from monophonic plainchant and vernacular French songs, to polyphonic organa, clausulae, and motets in both Latin and French. This book engages with questions of text-music relationships, liturgy, and the development of notational technologies, exploring concepts of authorship and originality as well as practices of quotation and musical reworking.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108311180
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
Polyphony associated with the Parisian cathedral of Notre Dame marks a historical turning point in medieval music. Yet a lack of analytical or theoretical systems has discouraged close study of twelfth- and thirteenth-century musical objects, despite the fact that such creations represent the beginnings of musical composition as we know it. Is musical analysis possible for such medieval repertoires? Catherine A. Bradley demonstrates that it is, presenting new methodologies to illuminate processes of musical and poetic creation, from monophonic plainchant and vernacular French songs, to polyphonic organa, clausulae, and motets in both Latin and French. This book engages with questions of text-music relationships, liturgy, and the development of notational technologies, exploring concepts of authorship and originality as well as practices of quotation and musical reworking.
The Flower of Paradise
Author: David J. Rothenberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019987557X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
There is a striking similarity between Marian devotional songs and secular love songs of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Two disparate genres--one sacred, the other secular; one Latin, the other vernacular--both praise an idealized, impossibly virtuous woman. Each does so through highly stylized derivations of traditional medieval song forms--Marian prayer derived from earlier Gregorian chant, and love songs and lyrics from medieval courtly song. Yet despite their obvious similarities, the two musical and poetic traditions have rarely been studied together. Author David J. Rothenberg takes on this task with remarkable success, producing a useful and broad introduction to Marian music and liturgy, and then coupling that with an incisive comparative analysis of these devotional forms and the words and music of secular love songs of the period. The Flower of Paradise examines the interplay of Marian devotional and secular poetics within polyphonic music from ca. 1200 to ca. 1500. Through case studies of works that demonstrate a specific symbolic resonance between Marian devotion and secular song, the book illustrates the distinctive ethos of this period in European culture. Rothenberg makes use of an impressive command of liturgical and religious studies, literature and poetry, and art history to craft a study with wide application across disciplinary boundaries. With its broad scope and unique, incisive analysis, this book will open up new ways of thinking about the history and development of secular and sacred music and the Marian tradition for scholars, students, and anyone with an interest in medieval and Renaissance religious culture.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 019987557X
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
There is a striking similarity between Marian devotional songs and secular love songs of the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. Two disparate genres--one sacred, the other secular; one Latin, the other vernacular--both praise an idealized, impossibly virtuous woman. Each does so through highly stylized derivations of traditional medieval song forms--Marian prayer derived from earlier Gregorian chant, and love songs and lyrics from medieval courtly song. Yet despite their obvious similarities, the two musical and poetic traditions have rarely been studied together. Author David J. Rothenberg takes on this task with remarkable success, producing a useful and broad introduction to Marian music and liturgy, and then coupling that with an incisive comparative analysis of these devotional forms and the words and music of secular love songs of the period. The Flower of Paradise examines the interplay of Marian devotional and secular poetics within polyphonic music from ca. 1200 to ca. 1500. Through case studies of works that demonstrate a specific symbolic resonance between Marian devotion and secular song, the book illustrates the distinctive ethos of this period in European culture. Rothenberg makes use of an impressive command of liturgical and religious studies, literature and poetry, and art history to craft a study with wide application across disciplinary boundaries. With its broad scope and unique, incisive analysis, this book will open up new ways of thinking about the history and development of secular and sacred music and the Marian tradition for scholars, students, and anyone with an interest in medieval and Renaissance religious culture.
The Cambridge History of Medieval Music
Author: Mark Everist
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108577075
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Spanning a millennium of musical history, this monumental volume brings together nearly forty leading authorities to survey the music of Western Europe in the Middle Ages. All of the major aspects of medieval music are considered, making use of the latest research and thinking to discuss everything from the earliest genres of chant, through the music of the liturgy, to the riches of the vernacular song of the trouvères and troubadours. Alongside this account of the core repertory of monophony, The Cambridge History of Medieval Music tells the story of the birth of polyphonic music, and studies the genres of organum, conductus, motet and polyphonic song. Key composers of the period are introduced, such as Leoninus, Perotinus, Adam de la Halle, Philippe de Vitry and Guillaume de Machaut, and other chapters examine topics ranging from musical theory and performance to institutions, culture and collections.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108577075
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Spanning a millennium of musical history, this monumental volume brings together nearly forty leading authorities to survey the music of Western Europe in the Middle Ages. All of the major aspects of medieval music are considered, making use of the latest research and thinking to discuss everything from the earliest genres of chant, through the music of the liturgy, to the riches of the vernacular song of the trouvères and troubadours. Alongside this account of the core repertory of monophony, The Cambridge History of Medieval Music tells the story of the birth of polyphonic music, and studies the genres of organum, conductus, motet and polyphonic song. Key composers of the period are introduced, such as Leoninus, Perotinus, Adam de la Halle, Philippe de Vitry and Guillaume de Machaut, and other chapters examine topics ranging from musical theory and performance to institutions, culture and collections.
Manuscripts and Medieval Song
Author: Helen Deeming
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107062632
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
This in-depth exploration of key manuscript sources reveals new information about medieval songs and sets them in their original contexts.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107062632
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 347
Book Description
This in-depth exploration of key manuscript sources reveals new information about medieval songs and sets them in their original contexts.
Devotional Refrains in Medieval Latin Song
Author: Mary Channen Caldwell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316517195
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This book reveals the importance of sung refrains in the musical lives of religious communities in medieval Europe.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1316517195
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
This book reveals the importance of sung refrains in the musical lives of religious communities in medieval Europe.
Music, Body, and Desire in Medieval Culture
Author: Bruce W. Holsinger
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804740586
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Ranging chronologically from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries and thematically from Latin to vernacular literary modes, this book challenges standard assumptions about the musical cultures and philosophies of the European Middle Ages. Engaging a wide range of premodern texts and contexts, the author argues that medieval music was quintessentially a practice of the flesh. It will be of compelling interest to historians of literature, music, religion, and sexuality, as well as scholars of cultural, gender, and queer studies.
Publisher: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9780804740586
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 500
Book Description
Ranging chronologically from the twelfth to the fifteenth centuries and thematically from Latin to vernacular literary modes, this book challenges standard assumptions about the musical cultures and philosophies of the European Middle Ages. Engaging a wide range of premodern texts and contexts, the author argues that medieval music was quintessentially a practice of the flesh. It will be of compelling interest to historians of literature, music, religion, and sexuality, as well as scholars of cultural, gender, and queer studies.
Music and Instruments of the Middle Ages
Author: Tess Knighton
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783275561
Category : Conductus
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
Essays on important topics in early music.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
ISBN: 1783275561
Category : Conductus
Languages : en
Pages : 511
Book Description
Essays on important topics in early music.
The Modern Invention of Medieval Music
Author: Daniel Leech-Wilkinson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521818704
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
A challenging book which questions how much is really known about the way medieval music sounded.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521818704
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
A challenging book which questions how much is really known about the way medieval music sounded.