A Performer's Guide to Medieval Music: Early Music America: Performer's Guides to Early Music - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0253215331 ISBN 13: 9780253215338

Publisher: Indiana University Press, 2002

Synopsis

This is an excellent reference volume including essays on all aspects of medieval music performance. With forty essays written by experts in the field on everything from repertoire, voices and instruments to basic theory, all aspects of recreation are treated. This guide has already proven indispensable to performers and scholars of medieval music. Chapters on vocal and choral music; various types of ensembles; profiles of specific instruments; instrumentation; performance practice issues; theory; dance; regional profiles of Renaissance music, and guidelines for directors are all treated. It is a comprehensive and authoritative reference by leading performers in the field for a variety of enthusiasts.

About this title

Review:

I would recommend this book to all who have an interest in medieval music, thought and culture.May 2004 Source: Early Music

From the Author:

Ross W. Duffin is Fynette H. Kulas Professor of Music at Case Western Reserve University. An international lecturer, he is widely known as the lively, informative host of National Public Radio’s "Micrologus: Exploring the World of Early Music."

About this edition

• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0253215331
• ISBN 13: 9780253215338
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640
• Editor: Duffin Ross W.