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The music of the troubadours / Elizabeth Aubrey.
| Author/creator | Aubrey, Elizabeth, 1951- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©1996. |
| Description | xxi, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Music--scholarship and performance Music--scholarship and performance. ^A161426 |
| Contents | Historical background. The midi in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries ; The troubadours -- Transmission. Oral and written traditions ; The manuscripts ; Concordances -- Poetics and music. Medieval arts of poetry and prose ; The art de trobar and the art of music -- Genre. Theories of genre ; Genre in the art de trobar ; Melody borrowing ; Function and performance ; Structure -- Form. The art of poetry and musical form ; Old occitan versification ; Graphing musical structure ; Phrase repetition and variation ; Tonal centers, contours, incipits, and cadences ; Motivic construction ; Relationships between poetic and musical structure -- Style. Style in the art de trobar ; Features of musical style and their interaction with poetic style ; Toward a chronology of style in the melodies of the troubadours ; Summary of style development -- Performance. Rhythm ; Use of instruments ; Chromatic inflections ; Ornamentation and simplification. |
| Abstract | This book is the first comprehensive critical study of the 315 extant melodies of the troubadours of Occitania in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. It begins with an overview of the social and political milieu of the late medieval Mediterranean world, along with brief biographies of the 42 troubadours whose music survives. The author then describes in detail the four manuscripts that transmit this music, and her analysis of scribal procedures shows the overlapping roles of composers, singers, and scribes. Music and poetry complemented each other. Aubrey examines the medieval poetic traditions within which the troubadours composed, including discussions of genre, versification, and poetic style. Through an in-depth analysis of the forms and styles of the melodies, she identifies musical traits of certain composers and offers a broad view of the chronological development of the music. She also discusses issues of performance practice, such as rhythm, the use of instruments, chromatic inflections, and ornamentation, to aid today's musicians in recreating these timeless and beautiful songs. |
| Local note | Little-301701--305131007472X |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-315) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 96010358 |
| ISBN | 0253332079 (cl : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML182 .A78 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |