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European Music, 1520-1640
James (Ed) Haar
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Description for European Music, 1520-1640
Paperback. An authoritative survey of music and its context in the Renaissance. Editor(s): Haar, James. Series: Studies in Medieval and Renaissance Music. Num Pages: 598 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JB; 3JD; AVGC2; AVGC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 168 x 32. Weight in Grams: 842.
An authoritative survey of music and its context in the Renaissance. The sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries - the so-called Golden Age of Polyphony - represent a time of great change and development in European music, with the flourishing of Orlando di Lasso, Palestrina, Byrd, Victoria, Monteverdi and Schütz among others. The chapters of this book, contributed by established scholars on subjects within their fields of expertise, deal with polyphonic music - sacred and secular, vocal and instrumental - during this period. The volume offers chronological surveys of national musical cultures (in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, ... Read more
An authoritative survey of music and its context in the Renaissance. The sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries - the so-called Golden Age of Polyphony - represent a time of great change and development in European music, with the flourishing of Orlando di Lasso, Palestrina, Byrd, Victoria, Monteverdi and Schütz among others. The chapters of this book, contributed by established scholars on subjects within their fields of expertise, deal with polyphonic music - sacred and secular, vocal and instrumental - during this period. The volume offers chronological surveys of national musical cultures (in Italy, France, the Netherlands, Germany, England, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
841g
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Woodbridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843838944
SKU
V9781843838944
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99-50
About James (Ed) Haar
JEANICE BROOKS is Professor of Music at the University of Southampton.
Reviews for European Music, 1520-1640
A fine achievement.
THE CONSORT
Offers a selection of essays by many of the leading figures in the field of Renaissance music history, creating a mosaic in a carefully thought-out pattern of viewpoints and topics. The single contributions are excellent.
EARLY MUSIC
A fine book. [...] This civilised volume is highly recommended [and] excellent in content. ... Read more
THE CONSORT
Offers a selection of essays by many of the leading figures in the field of Renaissance music history, creating a mosaic in a carefully thought-out pattern of viewpoints and topics. The single contributions are excellent.
EARLY MUSIC
A fine book. [...] This civilised volume is highly recommended [and] excellent in content. ... Read more