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Music in the Medieval West
Margot E. Fassler
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Description for Music in the Medieval West
Paperback. Medieval music in its cultural, social, and intellectual contexts. Series Editor(s): Frisch, Walter. Series: Western Music in Context: A Norton History. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 3H; AVGC2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 600.
Margot Fassler's Music in the Medieval West imaginatively reconstructs the repertoire of the Middle Ages by drawing on a wide range of sources. In addition to highlighting the ceremonial and dramatic functions of medieval music (both sacred and secular), she pays special attention to the exchange of musical ideas, the development of musical notation and other methods of transmission, and the role of women in musical culture. Western Music in Context: A Norton History comprises six volumes of moderate length, each written in an engaging style by a recognized expert. Authoritative and current, the series examines music in the broadest ... Read more
Margot Fassler's Music in the Medieval West imaginatively reconstructs the repertoire of the Middle Ages by drawing on a wide range of sources. In addition to highlighting the ceremonial and dramatic functions of medieval music (both sacred and secular), she pays special attention to the exchange of musical ideas, the development of musical notation and other methods of transmission, and the role of women in musical culture. Western Music in Context: A Norton History comprises six volumes of moderate length, each written in an engaging style by a recognized expert. Authoritative and current, the series examines music in the broadest ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
250
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
595g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393929157
SKU
V9780393929157
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About Margot E. Fassler
Margot Fassler is Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Music History and Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame. Her works include The Virgin of Chartres: Making History through Liturgy and the Arts, Gothic Song: Victorine Sequences and Augustinian Reform in Twelfth-Century Paris, and a series of films on sacred music. Fassler is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters; ... Read more
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