The Cultural Life of the Early Polyphonic Mass: Medieval Context to Modern Revival

ISBN-13: 9781108794893 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 297 str.

Andrew Kirkman

Opis

The 'cyclic' polyphonic Mass has long been seen as the pre-eminent musical genre of the late Middle Ages. This study explores its meaning both from the perspective of its contemporary composers and users, and from that of the modern age, enhancing our appreciation of the genre for today's world.

Recenzje

"...Kirkman’s excellent use of both historical writings and modern musicological scholarship will go far towards contextualizing musical compositions for other scholars of this period."
-ELIZABETH RANDELL UPTON,University of California

Spis treści

Preface; Part I. The Status of the Early Polyphonic Mass: 1. Enlightenment and beyond; 2. Contemporary witnesses; Part II. The Ritual World of the Early Polyphonic Mass: 3. 'Faisant regretz pour ma dolente vie': piety, polyphony and musical borrowing; 4. 'Head of the Church that is His Body': Christological imagery and the Caput Masses; 5. Sounding armour: the sacred meaning of L'homme armé; 6. The profane made sacred: outside texts and music in the Mass; Part III. The Cradle of the Early Polyphonic Mass: 7. The shape of the Mass; 8. Counterpoint of images, counterpoint of sounds; Last things; Appendices: Appendix 5; Appendix 6.1; Appendix 6.2; Bibliography.