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Companion to Medieval and Renaissance Music - Hardcover

Knighton, Tess

 
9780460046275: Companion to Medieval and Renaissance Music

Synopsis

BL An up to date survey of all aspects of early music Forty-five eminent writers and performers present their views and analyse the outstanding issues concerning music before 1600. How do we judge it? What are the main problems in its performance and appreciation? Where do we look for answers, and what help can we find in the figurative arts, manuscripts, and modern performance techniques? This book is intended for students of early music, university music departments, performers of early music.

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Review

"Fallows and Knighton have gone a significant distance towards breaking down the barriers that separate the several different early music constituencies. Collecting such a diverse set of essays was a brave, interesting, and largely successful project."--Timothy J. McGee, "Notes

About the Author

Tess Knighton is Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge and the editor of the journal Early Music. David Fallows is Reader in Music at Manchester University.

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