Revealing the rich variety of polyphonic music and Latin and vernacular song that developed in Europe from the early Middle Ages to the late fourteenth century, this book guides student readers and music-lovers through the techniques of melody, harmony, rhythm, and notation that characterise these different genres of medieval music.

Revealing the rich variety of polyphonic music and Latin and vernacular song that developed in Europe from the early Middle Ages to the late fourteenth century, this book guides student readers and music-lovers through the techniques of melody, harmony, rhythm, and notation that characterise these different genres of medieval music.