Composing Community in Late Medieval Music: Self-Reference, Pedagogy, and Practice

ISBN-13: 9781108465595 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 299 str.

Jane D. Hatter

Opis

An exploration of what self-referential compositions reveal about late medieval musical networks, linking choirboys to canons and performers to theorists.

Recenzje

'… the book is stimulating and profitable to read because it brings together many well-known aspects in an interesting way and enriches them with detailed observations.' Nicole Schwindt, Die Musikforschung

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Music about Musicians: 1. Paintings about painters to music about musicians; 2. Miserere Supplicanti Du Fay: building community through musical devotions at Cambrai Cathedral; 3. Ora Pro Nobis: forms of self-reference in musical prayers for musicians; 4. Plorer, Gemir, Crier: musical mourning and the composer; Part II. Music about Music: 5. Paintings about painting and music about music-making; 6. Simple lessons? Music theory as emblem of composition; 7. Constructing the composer: symbolic use of the hexachord in compositions c.1500; 8. Conclusion.