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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Music

Mark Everist editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:3rd Mar '11

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Perfect for students of this key topic, this Companion is a practical guide to the music of the Middle Ages.

This Companion is a practical guide to monophonic and polyphonic music from the emergence of plainsong to the end of the fourteenth century. Focusing on technical and cultural aspects of medieval music, its coherent perspective makes it ideal for all students and scholars of this key topic in music studies.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.

'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

ISBN: 9780521846196

Dimensions: 254mm x 182mm x 28mm

Weight: 1140g

514 pages