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The Sound of Medieval Song: Ornamentation and Vocal Style According to the Treatises - Oxford Monographs on Music
McGee, Timothy J. (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, University of Toronto)
The Sound of Medieval Song: Ornamentation and Vocal Style According to the Treatises - Oxford Monographs on Music
McGee, Timothy J. (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, University of Toronto)
This is a study of how sacred and secular music was actually sung during the Middle Ages. The source of the information is the actual notation in the early manuscripts as well as statements found in approximately 50 theoretical treatises written between the years 600-1500.
216 pages, 8 pp plates, 1 figure, tables, maps, music examples
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | April 2, 1998 |
ISBN13 | 9780198166191 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 216 |
Dimensions | 156 × 237 × 21 mm · 490 g |
Translator | Rosenfeld, Randall A. |