The New Oxford History of Music
Volume II: The Early Middle Ages to 1300
Second Edition
ISBN13: 9780193163294ISBN10: 0193163292
Hardback,
816 pages
May 1990,
In Stock
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Description
Drawing on the work of leading British and American scholars, this revised volume presents an informed, timely picture of music from the fourth through the fourteenth century A.D. It begins with a discussion of Christian chant in the Mediterranean and goes on to cover Gregorian chant, liturgical drama, medieval song, instrumental music, and early polyphony down to the monumental organa composed at the cathedral of Notre Dame in the twelfth century. The new edition has been revised to incorporate the wealth of new research on early music done since Hughes's first edition was published in 1954, and includes over 200 musical examples and an exhaustive bibliography.Reviews
Praise for earlier volumes in the series: "A noteworthy achievement....An extremely important contribution."--Choice
"Well written and generously illustrated with musical examples, [it provides] a detailed historical overview coupled with analytical discussion of exemplary compositions. An excellent book for serious students of music history."--Library Journal
About the Author(s)
Edited by Richard Crocker, Professor of Music, University of California at Berkeley, and David Hiley, Professor, Institut für Musikwissenschaft, University of Regensburg
