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Eight Centuries of Troubadours and Trouvères
The Changing Identity of Medieval Music

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Part of Musical Performance and Reception

Author: John Haines, University of Toronto

Date Published: June 2009
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format: Paperback
isbn: 9780521108140

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From the medieval chansonniers to contemporary rap renditions, this book traces the changing interpretation of troubadour and trouvère music, a repertoire of songs which have successfully maintained public interest for eight centuries. A study of their reception, therefore, serves to illustrate the development of the modern concept of "medieval music". Important stages in their evolution include sixteenth-century antiquarianism; the Enlightenment synthesis of scholarly and popular traditions; and the infusion of archaeology and philology in the nineteenth century, leading to more recent theories on medieval rhythm.
- An unprecedented pre-history of 'early music'
- The first large-scale reception history of medieval music
- Important work on historiography devoted to little-studied topics (like notion of 'naif') and persons (like Moncrif)
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"This volume provides an interesting examination of the repertory of troubadour and trouvère music. The author's final conclusions and discussions of modern-day appearances of this repertory are especially enjoyable. Highly recommended." B.L. Eden, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, CHOICE
"John Haines' book tackles several large tasks: expounding the historiography of a musical repertoire; dilineating and contextualizing their reception; and illuminating the epistemological pitfalls for the curren scholar who studies them." - Elizabeth Aubrey, University of Iowa
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Product details
- Date Published: June 2009
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521108140
- length: 360 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.53kg
- contains: 12 tables 53 music examples
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. The first readers
2. The changing song
3. Enlightened readers
4. The science of translation
5. Recent readings
6. Conclusions
7. Epilogue
Bibliography
Index.
Author
John Haines, University of Toronto
John Haines holds a Canada Research Chair at the University of Toronto, where he teaches at the faculty of Music and the Centre for Medieval Studies. His primary area of research is thirteenth-century monophony and its reception, and he has published related articles in Revue d'Histoire du Theatre, Early Music History and other journals.