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.