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The Rise of European Music, 1380–1500

  • Author: Strohm, Reinhard
Although the chief value of the author's monumental, single-volume assessment of The Rise of European Music 1380-1500 lies in the book's overview of and commentary on the fruits of recent scholarship,... More…

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Contents

  • List of illustrations
  • List of tables
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part I. The Age of the Great Schism (1378-1417): Introduction
  • 1. The central tradition
  • 2. The lateral traditions
  • 3. The Council of Constance
  • Part II. The Age of Dufay and Dunstable: Introduction
  • 1. North and south
  • 2. West and east
  • Part III . The Common Traditions:
  • 1. Music in the life of the institutions
  • 2. Monophonic song, simple polyphony and instrumental music
  • Part IV . Europe After 1450: Diversity and Participation:
  • 1. Britain: homegrown glories
  • 2. France and low countries: the invention of the masterwork
  • 3. Central Europe: masters and apprentices
  • 4. Italy and Spain: the encounter of music and Renaissance
  • List of music manuscripts
  • Bibliography
  • Index.