Almost a thousand years of music are treated in this volume on the performance practice of the Middle Ages, covering monophony and polyphony, sacred and secular, genre and theory. The essays selected deal with the most crucial of performers' decisions: pitch, rhythm, and performing forces, as well as related matters such as proportions, tunings, and the need for ornamentation. The introduction provides an overview of the major issues and resources, situating medieval music within the context of the early music revival and the debate on authenticity and providing an extended bibliography of relevant scholarship.
| ISBN: | 9781032918693 |
| Publication date: | 14th October 2024 |
| Author: | Honey Meconi |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 560 pages |
| Series: | The Library of Essays on Music Performance Practice |
| Genres: |
Theatre studies Art music, orchestral and formal music |
Almost a thousand years of music are treated in this volume on the performance practice of the Middle Ages, covering monophony and polyphony, sacred and secular, genre and theory. The essays selected deal with the most crucial of performers' decisions: pitch, rhythm, and performing forces, as well as related matters such as proportions, tunings, and the need for ornamentation.
Medieval Music features in the following genres: Theatre studies, Art music, orchestral and formal music
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Medieval Music was written by Honey Meconi and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Medieval Music has 560 pages
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