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The Ceremonial Musicians of Late Medieval Florence
Timothy J. McGee
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Description for The Ceremonial Musicians of Late Medieval Florence
Hardcover. From the 13th through the 16th centuries, the city of Florence was the most powerful in Europe. This book follows the development of Florentine musical ensembles, describing their duties and repertories, placing them in their political and social context, and tracing their changes through the years of the Florentine Republic. Num Pages: 352 pages, 21 b&w illus., 15 music exx. BIC Classification: 1DST; AVGC2. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 243 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 736.
The Ceremonial Musicians of Late Medieval Florence follows the development of Florentine musical ensembles, describing their duties and repertories, placing them in their political and social context, and tracing their changes through the years of the Florentine Republic. From the 13th through the 16th centuries, the city of Florence was the most powerful in Europe. It was a center of finance and trade, as well as art and music. The Republic employed musicians to perform for the enormous number of ceremonial events each year. These musicians were the most visible (and audible) symbols of Florence, playing a major role in displaying the majestic image of the city. Their story, repertory, high-profile involvement in the daily life of the city, and close involvement with the Medici add a new dimension to the history of late-medieval Florence.
Product Details
Publisher
Indiana University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
735g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253353047
SKU
V9780253353047
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About Timothy J. McGee
Timothy J. McGee is Honourary Professor at Trent University and Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto. His many books include Medieval and Renaissance Music: A Performer's Guide; Medieval Instrumental Dances (IUP, 1989); and Singing Early Music: The Pronunciation of European Languages in the Late Middle Ages and Renaissance (IUP, 1996).
Reviews for The Ceremonial Musicians of Late Medieval Florence
[T]his is a superb, rich book by a scholar who is steeped in the secondary literature and has also mined frustratingly variable Florentine archival material (the bibliography is excellent). . . . Astonishingly detailed, but requiring some background knowledge, this book will be invaluable to serious students of renaissance music-making. . . . Highly recommended.September 2009
Choice
[This book], the product of over three decades of research, unearths new aspects of civic music-making in Florence from the 13th to the early 16th centuries. . . The Ceremonial Musicians of Late Medieval Florence is a must for readers interested in music within the framework of Florentine culture. 38.1 2010
Early Music
Timothy McGee's study of civic patronage of music is a welcome addition to the small but growing number of monographs devoted to the rich musical life of late-medieval and Renaissance Florence. . . . Ceremonial Musicians is a pioneering study in that it is the first to gather together such a wealth of sources related to these ubiquitous civic institutions and weave them into a smooth narrative so well grounded in Florentine social history. Vol. 85, no. 4, 2010
Speculum
After laying out the fascinating array of Florentine religious and secular events in which musicians were called to perform, McGee provides a rich account of the creation and growth of ensembles, the personnel involved, and the instruments used by them. . . . As a fruitful trove of particulars illuminating the civic musical life of Florence over several centuries, McGee's book will be a welcome addition to the library of the general reader and specialist alike.Spring 2010
Evan A. MacCarthy
Harvard University
Choice
[This book], the product of over three decades of research, unearths new aspects of civic music-making in Florence from the 13th to the early 16th centuries. . . The Ceremonial Musicians of Late Medieval Florence is a must for readers interested in music within the framework of Florentine culture. 38.1 2010
Early Music
Timothy McGee's study of civic patronage of music is a welcome addition to the small but growing number of monographs devoted to the rich musical life of late-medieval and Renaissance Florence. . . . Ceremonial Musicians is a pioneering study in that it is the first to gather together such a wealth of sources related to these ubiquitous civic institutions and weave them into a smooth narrative so well grounded in Florentine social history. Vol. 85, no. 4, 2010
Speculum
After laying out the fascinating array of Florentine religious and secular events in which musicians were called to perform, McGee provides a rich account of the creation and growth of ensembles, the personnel involved, and the instruments used by them. . . . As a fruitful trove of particulars illuminating the civic musical life of Florence over several centuries, McGee's book will be a welcome addition to the library of the general reader and specialist alike.Spring 2010
Evan A. MacCarthy
Harvard University