A performer's guide to medieval music / edited by Ross W. Duffin.
| Other author | Duffin, Ross W., editor. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2000. |
| Description | xi, 599 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Performer's guides to early music Music--scholarship and performance Music--scholarship and performance. ^A161426 Performer's guides to early music. ^A354007 |
| Contents | Part 1. Repertoire: Sacred music. Chant / William P. Mahrt ; Organum / Alejandro Enrique Planchart ; Motet & cantilena / Julie E. Cumming ; Polyphonic mass ordinary / Alejandro Enrique Planchart -- Non-liturgical monophony. Introduction / Elizabeth Aubrey ; Latin / Charles E. Brewer ; Occitan ; French / Elizabeth Aubrey ; Iberian / Manuel Pedro Ferreira ; Sephardic / Judith R. Cohen ; Italian / Blake Wilson ; German / Hubert Heinen ; English / Paul Hillier -- Lyric forms post 1300. French ars nova / Charles E. Brewer ; Italian ars nova / Alexander Blachly ; Ars subtilior / Lucy E. Cross ; Early Du Fay / Ross W. Duffin -- Drama. Liturgical / Timothy J. McGee ; Vernacular / David N. Klausner. |
| Contents | Part 2. Voices & instruments: The voice in the Middle Ages. Poetics as technique / Barbara Thornton, interviewed by Lawrence Rosenwald -- Bowed strings. Vielle before 1300 / Margriet Tindemans ; Vielle after 1300 / Mary Springfels ; Rebec / Sterling Jones ; Symphonia / Robert Green -- Plucked strings. Harp / Herbert W. Myers ; Imagining the early medieval harp / Benjamin Bagby ; Playing the late medieval harp / Cheryl Ann Fulton ; Lute, gittern, & citole / Crawford Young -- Winds. Flutes / Herbert W. Myers ; Reeds & brass / Herbert W. Myers ; Bagpipe / Adam K. Gilbert -- Keyboard & related types. Organ / Kimberly Marshall ; String keyboards / Herbert W. Myers ; Psaltery & dulcimer / Herbert W. Myers -- Percussion. Percussion / Peter Maund -- Instrumental usage. Untexted repertoire / Timothy J. McGee ; Improvisation & accompaniment before 1300 / Margriet Tindemans ; Ornamentation & improvisation after 1300 / Ralf Mattes. |
| Contents | Part 3. Theory & practice: Essential theory for performers. The gamut, solmization & modes / William P. Mahrt ; Musica ficta / Lucy E. Cross ; Proportion / Alexander Blachly ; Notation & editions / William P. Mahrt ; Tuning / Ross W. Duffin. |
| Abstract | An essential compilation of essays on all aspects of medieval music performance, with 40 essays by experts on everything from repertoire, voices, and instruments to basic theory. This concise, readable guide has proven indispensable to performers and scholars of medieval music. |
| Local note | Little-325127--305131044425W |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 581-593), discography (pages 563-580), and index. |
| LCCN | 00040968 |
| ISBN | 0253337526 (cl : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML457 .P475 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |