The Polyphonic Mass in France, 1600–1780
The Evidence of the Printed Choirbooks
- Author: Montagnier, Jean-Paul
the present book by Jean-Paul C. Montagnier, the first devoted to a cappella Masses published in France in this period, is welcome not only in terms of the new factual information it imparts,... — More…
Book
$124.75Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Printed choirbooks
- 2. Choirbooks and musical practice
- 3. People and networks
- 4. Music and liturgy
- 5. Lassus as model
- 6. Stylistic considerations
- 7. Two best sellers
- 8. Missa pro defunctis
- Conclusion.