Author : Daniel Leech-Wilkinson
Publisher : Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Toronto : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Machaut's Mass by : Daniel Leech-Wilkinson
Download or read book Machaut's Mass written by Daniel Leech-Wilkinson and published by Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Toronto : Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most widely studied and performed works of music written before 1600, Machaut's Messe de Notre Dame stands as an enduring monument of medieval musical art. The mass itself, however, is surrounded by uncertainty; its date of composition remains unknown, its purpose is unclear, and its construction yields much ambiguity. A controversial new approach to Machaut's composition technique, this volume provides a case study in the application of music ficta and a detailed introduction to performance. Relating the Mass to other works of the period, this introduction is an invaluable guide to its intricacies.