| Polyphony in Medieval Paris: The Art of Composing with Plainchant Contributor(s): Bradley, Catherine A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108418589 ISBN-13: 9781108418584 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Instruction & Study - Voice |
| Dewey: 782.22 |
| LCCN: 2018013738 |
| Series: Music in Context |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 9.88" W x 7.1" (1.72 lbs) 298 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Polyphony associated with the Parisian cathedral of Notre Dame marks a historical turning point in medieval music. Yet a lack of analytical or theoretical systems has discouraged close study of twelfth- and thirteenth-century musical objects, despite the fact that such creations represent the beginnings of musical composition as we know it. Is musical analysis possible for such medieval repertoires? Catherine A. Bradley demonstrates that it is, presenting new methodologies to illuminate processes of musical and poetic creation, from monophonic plainchant and vernacular French songs, to polyphonic organa, clausulae, and motets in both Latin and French. This book engages with questions of text-music relationships, liturgy, and the development of notational technologies, exploring concepts of authorship and originality as well as practices of quotation and musical reworking. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bradley, Catherine a.: - Catherine A. Bradley is Associate Professor at the Universitetet i Oslo. She has published widely on the earliest motets in journals including Speculum, the Journal of Musicology, Music Analysis, and Early Music History. |
