German Instrumental Music of the Late Middle Ages

Contents

• List of illustrations
• List of tables
• Preface and acknowledgements
• List of abbreviations
• Note on the music examples and German text
• 1. Germany and instrumental music in the Late Middle Ages
• 2. German soft music, the instruments and ensembles
• 3. German loud music, the instruments and ensembles
• 4. The patrons: music in German courts
• 5. The patrons: music in German cities
• 6. The sources and the written repertory of instrumental polyphony
• 7. Approaches to instrumental performance practice: models of extemporaneous techniques
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.