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Music, Myth and Story in Medieval and Early Modern Culture
The complex relationship between myths and music is here investigated. Myths and stories offer a window onto medieval and early modern musical culture. Far from merely offering …
The Royal Chapel in the time of the Habsburgs
Focusing on the royal chapel established by Philip II in Madrid, the essays in this richly illustrated volume offer a series of different perspectives on the development of the …
Cristóbal de Morales
A comprehensive survey of the music of Cristóbal de Morales, the leading Spanish composer of his time. Cristóbal de Morales was the most famous Spanish composer of the mid …
Machaut's Music: New Interpretations
Guillaume de Machaut was the foremost poet-composer of his time. Studies look at all aspects of his prodigious output. Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377) is regarded as the greatest …
The Segovia Manuscript
Essays illuminating a complex and sophisticated musical manuscript. The Segovia Manuscript (Cathedral of Segovia, Archivo Capitular) has puzzled musicologists ever since its …
Citation and Authority in Medieval and Renaissance Musical Culture
Essays - collected in honour of Margaret Bent - examining how medieval and Renaissance composers responded to the tradition in which they worked through a process of citation of …
The Montpellier Codex
The final section of the Montpellier Codex analysed in full for the first time, with major implications for late-medieval music. The Montpellier Codex (Bibliothèque …
The Church Music of Fifteenth-Century Spain
Analysis of Latin sacred music written during the century illustrates the rapid and marked change in style and sophistication. Winner of the 2007 AMS Robert M. Stevenson prize The …
Music and Ceremony at the Court of Charles V
Shows how Charles V used music and ritual to reinforce his image and status as the most important and powerful sovereign in Europe. The presentation of Charles V as universal …
Medieval Liturgical Chant and Patristic Exegesis
A sensitive and detailed investigation of the complex relationship between text and music in medieval chant. How do text and melody relate in western liturgical chant? Is the music …
Music and Meaning in Old Hispanic Lenten Chants
The tradition of Old Hispanic liturgical chant is here examined through a new methodology, enabling striking new insights into its use. Medieval Iberian liturgical practice was …
Young Choristers, 650-1700
First full-length consideration of the role played by young singers, bringing out its full significance and its development over time. Young singers played a central role in a …