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Music in the Middle Ages A Reference Guide
Suzanne Lord
ISBN: 0-313-33884-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-33884-7
216 pages
Greenwood Press
Publication: 9/30/2008
List Price: $55.00 (UK Sterling Price: £37.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 7 x 10
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Description: Music both influences and reflects the times in which it was created. In the Middle Ages, the previous Dark Ages, the Crusades, and the feudal system all impacted the types and forms of music in the period. Charlemagne standardized the church mass and promoted the Gregorian chant, to the point of threatening excommunication if any other were performed. Musical notation — the staff line — was developed during the period. The troubadours of France, Meistersingers of Germany,the Cantus Firmus of Italy, and the instruments that played the music are all included in this thorough guide to music of the middle ages.

Topics include: the British Isles, Dance Music, Eastern Europe, France, Germanic Lands, Harps, Italy, the Low Countries, Spain, and more.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
    A Word About Collections
    Chapter 1
    Chapter 2
    Chapter 3
    Chapter 4
    Chapter 5
    Chapter 6
    Chapter 7
    Chapter 8
    Chapter 9
    Chapter 10
    Chapter 11
    Chapter 12
    Further Reading
    Glossary
About the Author: Suzanne Lord is Associate Professor of Flute and Music History at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. She has previously written Music from the Age of Shakespeare (2003).
PDF Catalogs:
Academic Library Fall 2008.pdf
Academic Library Spring 2009.pdf
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