A Dictionary of Early Music: From the Troubadours to Monteverdi
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Book Overview
Here is an invaluable ready reference to the world of early music. No other single book currently available gives the reader the essential facts about the composers, their music, and the bewildering variety of instruments for which is was written.
There are entries for some 700 composers from the troubadours to Monteverdi, featuring especially those composers whose music is available in modern editions and on recordings. Every medieval or Renaissance...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195202554
ISBN13:9780195202557
Release Date:November 1981
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.6" x 5.1"
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A great overview of early music!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This is a great book for anyone interested in early music. The beginner will find handy, concise definitions of most of the common terms, styles, instruments, and forms, as well as biographies of major composers. The more advanced early music enthusiast will find it an invaluable source for program notes and ideas, and teachers and ensemble directors will make much use of it as well.As an aside, it's GREAT to see that this book's definition of the period known as "Early Music" ends with the time of Monteverdi.
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