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Polyphony in Medieval Paris: The Art of Composing with Plainchant

Polyphony in Medieval Paris: The Art of Composing with Plainchant

Bradley, Catherine A.

Paperback

Series: Music in Context

Music Instruction: GeneralMusic Reference

ISBN10: 1108407579
ISBN13: 9781108407571
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jan 23 2020
Pages: 299
Weight: 1.06
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
Polyphony associated with the Parisian cathedral of Notre Dame marks a historical turning point in medieval music. Yet a lack of analytical or theoretical systems has discouraged close study of twelfth- and thirteenth-century musical objects, despite the fact that such creations represent the beginnings of musical composition as we know it. Is musical analysis possible for such medieval repertoires? Catherine A. Bradley demonstrates that it is, presenting new methodologies to illuminate processes of musical and poetic creation, from monophonic plainchant and vernacular French songs, to polyphonic organa, clausulae, and motets in both Latin and French. This book engages with questions of text-music relationships, liturgy, and the development of notational technologies, exploring concepts of authorship and originality as well as practices of quotation and musical reworking.

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