The Cambridge History of Fifteenth-Century Music (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781107015241)

Through forty-five creative and concise essays by an international team of authors, this Cambridge History brings the fifteenth century to life for both specialists and general readers. Combining the best qualities of survey texts and scholarly literature, the book offers authoritative overviews of central composers, genres, and musical institutions as well as new and provocative reassessments of the work concept, the boundaries between improvisation and composition, the practice of listening, humanism, musical borrowing, and other topics. Multidisciplinary studies of music and architecture, feasting, poetry, politics, liturgy, and religious devotion rub shoulders with studies of compositional techniques, musical notation, music manuscripts, and reception history. Generously illustrated with figures and examples, this volume paints a vibrant picture of musical life in a period characterized by extraordinary innovation and artistic achievement.

Author: Anna Maria Busse Berger
ISBN-10: 1107015243
ISBN-13: 9781107015241
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 07/16/2015
Pages: 909
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.39lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.10w x 1.79d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 05/01/2016