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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Music

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Part of Cambridge Companions to Music

Editor: Mark Everist, University of Southampton

Mark Everist, Susan Boynton, Michael McGrade, Sarah Fuller, Elizabeth Eva Leach, Peter Lefferts, Marco Gozzi, Nicolas Bell, Robert Curry, Sam Barrett, Ardis Butterfield, Leofranc Holford-Strevens, Rebecca Baltzer, Dolores Pesce, Emma Dillon, Christopher Page, Lawrence Earp

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Date Published: March 2011
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521608619

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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.
- Focuses on technical and cultural aspects of the subject, placing the music in the context of its time
- Brings together the most recent scholarship on music of the Middle Ages, organised in a user-friendly way ideal for scholars and students of this key topic
- Informative music examples allow in-depth analysis of single works
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'5/5 stars: an ambitious and searching exploration of the past.' BBC Music
'This comprehensive, well-conceived and written book must now rank as your first choice. Recommended.' Classical Net (classical.net)
'… will rightly be received as a vital item on any musician's bookshelf.' Early Music
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Product details
- Date Published: March 2011
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521608619
- length: 514 pages
- dimensions: 247 x 174 x 24 mm
- weight: 0.99kg
- contains: 15 b/w illus. 2 maps 56 music examples
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Chronology
Introduction Mark Everist
Part I. Repertory, Styles and Techniques:
1. Plainsong Susan Boynton
2. Enriching the Gregorian heritage Michael McGrade
3. Early polyphony to c.1200 Sarah Fuller
4. The thirteenth century Mark Everist
5. The fourteenth century Elizabeth Eva Leach
Part II. Topography:
6. England Peter Lefferts
7. Italy to 1300 Marco Gozzi
8. The trecento Marco Gozzi
9. The Iberian Peninsula Nicolas Bell
10. Music east of the Rhine Robert Curry
Part III. Themes, Topics and Trajectories:
11. Music and liturgy Sam Barrett
12. Vernacular poetry and music Ardis Butterfield
13. Latin poetry and music Leofranc Holford-Strevens
14. Compositional trajectories Peter Lefferts
15. Secular institutions and ecclesiastical foundations Rebecca Baltzer
16. Theory and notation Dolores Pesce
17. Music manuscripts Emma Dillon
18. The geography of medieval music Christopher Page
19. Reception Lawrence Earp
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Instructors have used or reviewed this title for the following courses
- Introduction to Christianity, Sacred Music and Meaning
- Medieval Music
- Medieval to Renaissance
- Music Before 1620
- Music History I
- Music and Culture in the Middle Ages
- Music history survey I
- Survey of the History of Music - to 1750
- Time, Space, and Music in the Middle Ages
Editor
Mark Everist, University of Southampton
Mark Everist is Professor of Music at the University of Southampton.
Contributors
Mark Everist, Susan Boynton, Michael McGrade, Sarah Fuller, Elizabeth Eva Leach, Peter Lefferts, Marco Gozzi, Nicolas Bell, Robert Curry, Sam Barrett, Ardis Butterfield, Leofranc Holford-Strevens, Rebecca Baltzer, Dolores Pesce, Emma Dillon, Christopher Page, Lawrence Earp