A Critical Companion to Medieval Motets Contributor(s): Hartt, Jared C. (Editor), Hartt, Jared C. (Contribution by), Leach, Elizabeth Eva (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1783273070 ISBN-13: 9781783273072 Publisher: Boydell Press OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Religious - Christian - Religion | Christian Education - General |
Dewey: 782.260 |
LCCN: 2017568894 |
Series: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.91 lbs) 420 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Motets constitute the most important polyphonic genre of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Moreover, these compositions are intrinsically involved in the early development of polyphony. This volume - the first to be devoted exclusively to medieval motets - aims to provide a comprehensive guide to them, from a number of different disciplines and perspectives. It addresses crucial matters such as how the motet developed; the rich interplay of musical, poetic, and intertextual modes of meaning specific to the genre; and the changing social and historical circumstances surrounding motets in medieval France, England, and Italy. It also seeks to question many traditional assumptions and received opinions in the area. The first part of the book considers core concepts in motet scholarship: issues of genre, relationships between the motet and other musico-poetic forms, tenor organization, isorhythm, notational development, social functions, and manuscript layout. This is followed by a series of individual case studies which look in detail at a variety of specific pieces, compositional techniques, collections, and subgenres. Jared C. Hartt is Associate Professor of Music Theory at the Oberlin College Conservatory of Music. Contributors: Margaret Bent, Jacques Boogaart, Catherine A. Bradley, Alice V. Clark, Suzannah Clark, Karen Desmond, Lawrence Earp, Sarah Fuller, John Haines, Jared C. Hartt, Elizabeth Eva Leach, Dolores Pesce, Gaël Saint-Cricq, Jennifer Saltzstein, Matthew P. Thomson, Stefan Udell, Anna Zayaruznaya, Emily Zazulia |