The New Oxford History of Music: Volume II: The Early Middle Ages to 1300 - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0193163292 ISBN 13: 9780193163294

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1990

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In the last three decades there has been intense interest in the music of the Middle ages and great advances in research have been made in facts as well as interpretation. Drawing on the work of leading British and American scholars, this volume presents an informed, up-to-date picture of a broad spectrum of music from about the fourth century AD to 1300.

About the Author:

Richard Crocker is at University of California at Berkeley. David Hiley is at University of Regensburg.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0193163292
• ISBN 13: 9780193163294
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 816
• Editor: Crocker Richard, Hiley David