The motet in the age of Du Fay / Julie E. Cumming.
| Author/creator | Cumming, Julie Emelyn |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999. |
| Description | xv, 418 pages : music ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Part I: Models and methods. Approaches and analogies ; Subgenre, interpretation, and the generic repertory ; Fifteenth-century uses of the term "motet" -- Part II: Motets in the early fifteenth century: the case of Bologna Q15. The motet section of Bologna Q15 and its ramifying roots ; A new hybrid subgenre: the cut-circle motet ; Other new hybrid subgenres ; The motet in the early fifteenth century: evolution and interpretation -- Part III: Motets in the mid-fifteenth century: the case of the Trent Codices. Motets in the Trent Codices: establishing the boundaries ; English and continental cantilena-style motets ; Motets with a tenor cantus firmus c. 1430-1450 ; Freely composed four-voice writing in transition ; The four-voice motet c. 1450-1475 -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Widely disseminated motets. |
| Abstract | During the lifetime of Guillaume Du Fay (c.1400-1474) the motet underwent a profound transformation. Because of the protean nature of the motet during this period, problems of definition have always stood in the way of a full understanding of this crucial shift. Through a comprehensive survey of the surviving repertory, the author shows that the motet is best understood on the level of the subgenre. She employs new ideas about categories taken from cognitive psychology and evolutionary theory to illuminate the process by which the subgenres of the motet arose and evolved. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-373) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 98044114 |
| ISBN | 0521473772 |
| ISBN | 9780521473774 |
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