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ISBN:
Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 944
Book Description
The Athenaeum
Author: The Publisher
Author: Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
Author: The Bookseller
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1894
Book Description
Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
The Illustrated London News
Author: British Books
Author: The Cambridge History of Medieval Music
Author: Mark EveristPublisher: 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.
The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record
Author: The Athenaeum
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 874
Book Description
Plague and Music in the Renaissance
Author: Remi ChiuPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107521421
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
Plague, a devastating and recurring affliction throughout the Renaissance, had a major impact on European life. Not only was pestilence a biological problem, but it was also read as a symptom of spiritual degeneracy and it caused widespread social disorder. Assembling a picture of the complex and sometimes contradictory responses to plague from medical, spiritual and civic perspectives, this book uncovers the place of music - whether regarded as an indispensable medicine or a moral poison that exacerbated outbreaks - in the management of the disease. This original musicological approach further reveals how composers responded, in their works, to the discourses and practices surrounding one of the greatest medical crises in the pre-modern age. Addressing topics such as music as therapy, public rituals and performance and music in religion, the volume also provides detailed musical analysis throughout to illustrate how pestilence affected societal attitudes toward music.