In Paying the Piper Elizabeth Baldwin studies the early music situation in a single county, Cheshire, from the late Middle Ages to the beginning of the Civil War, focusing on music outside the regular control of the church and looking not only at the trained professional but at music makers, from the performers at guild feasts to the gentleman who takes music lessons and the alehousekeeper who plays the pipes. Baldwin attempts to set the performer of music in a social, economic, legal, and possibly political context. Who was performing music, where, when, and why? What instruments were played, and by whom? What attitudes were there towards music, and how did they vary according to circumstances and religious affiliation? Did Cheshire's special status with respect to the Statute of Vagabonds really make any difference to the performers in the county?
| ISBN: | 9781580440400 |
| Publication date: | 1st July 2002 |
| Author: | Elizabeth Baldwin, David Mills |
| Publisher: | Medieval Institute Publications an imprint of Medieval Institute Publications (Western Michigan University) |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 287 pages |
| Series: | Early Drama, Art, and Music Monograph Series |
| Genres: |
History and Archaeology Art music, orchestral and formal music |
In Paying the Piper Elizabeth Baldwin studies the early music situation in a single county, Cheshire, from the late Middle Ages to the beginning of the Civil War, focusing on music outside the regular control of the church and looking not only at the trained professional but at music makers, from the performers at guild feasts to the gentleman who takes music lessons and the alehousekeeper who plays the pipes. Baldwin attempts to set the performer of music in a social, economic, legal, and possibly political context. Who was performing music, where, when, and why? What instruments were played, and by whom? What attitudes were there towards music, and how did they vary according to circumstances and religious affiliation? Did Cheshire's special status with respect to the Statute of Vagabonds really make any difference to the performers in the county?
Paying the Piper features in the following genres: Art music, orchestral and formal music, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Music reviews and criticism, History and Archaeology
Paying the Piper is available in Hardback
Paying the Piper was written by Elizabeth Baldwin, David Mills and published by Medieval Institute Publications an imprint of Medieval Institute Publications (Western Michigan University)
Paying the Piper has 287 pages
Yes it is part of Early Drama, Art, and Music Monograph Series series