Studies in medieval & Renaissance music / Manfred F. Bukofzer.
| Author/creator | Bukofzer, Manfred F. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : W.W. Norton & Co., ©1950. |
| Description | 324 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Studies in medieval and Renaissance music |
| Series | The Norton Library ; N241 Norton library ; N241. ^A910560 |
| Contents | Two fourteenth century motets on St. Edmund. The music of the old hall manuscript. The edition ; Cantus-firmus treatment ; Stylistic classification ; Isorhythmic compositions ; The date of the manuscript -- A postscript / Oliver Strunk -- The fountains fragment. Contents and notation of the manuscript ; Analysis of the music ; Holy-week music and carols at Meaux Abbey. The meaux abbey manuscript ; Holy-week music and other sacred compositions ; Carols and cantilenas ; Popular or folk music? -- The beginnings of choral polyphony. A polyphonic basse dance of the Renaissance. The basse dance melodies ; A polyphonic Spagna ; Basse dance and chanson literature -- Caput : a liturgico-musical study. The origins of the cyclic mass ; The source of the Caput melody ; Liturgical aspects of the antiphon Venit ad Petrum ; Melodic variants and structure of the Caput melisma ; The Caput melisma as mass tenor ; Stylistic analysis of the Caput masses ; Summary and postscript on other cantus firmi. |
| Abstract | The studies in the present volume deal mainly with fifteenth-century music, exploring many compositions whose historical and musical importance have not hitherto been fully understood. Some of the papers treat early English music, others discuss various aspects of Renaissance music, the emergence of choral polyphony, dance music, and the problem of the cyclic mass. The author's scholarly research has enlarged our understanding of this music and reveals it as an expression of the very same creative spirit that produced the great cathedrals, paintings, and sculptures of the period. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 50010081 |
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