Music Education in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance

Russell E. Murray

ISBN 10: 0253354862 / ISBN 13: 9780253354860

Published by Indiana University Press Jul 2010, 2010

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Neuware - What were the methods and educational philosophies of music teachers in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance What did students study What were the motivations of teacher and student Contributors to this volume address these topics and other-including gender, social status, and the role of the Church-to better understand the identities of music teachers and students from 650 to 1650 in Western Europe. This volume provides an expansive view of the beginnings of music pedagogy, and shows how the act of learning was embedded in the broader context of the early Western art music tradition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Music Education in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
• Publisher: Indiana University Press Jul 2010
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0253354862
• ISBN 13: 9780253354860
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 235W x 157H x 27D millimeters 235 millimeters width by 157 millimeters height by 27 millimeters depth
• Weight: 766 grams

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Synopsis

What were the methods and educational philosophies of music teachers in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance? What did students study? What were the motivations of teacher and student? Contributors to this volume address these topics and other―including gender, social status, and the role of the Church―to better understand the identities of music teachers and students from 650 to 1650 in Western Europe. This volume provides an expansive view of the beginnings of music pedagogy, and shows how the act of learning was embedded in the broader context of the early Western art music tradition.

About the Author

Russell E. Murray, Jr. is Professor of Music and Associate Chair at the University of Delaware.

Susan Forscher Weiss is Chair of Musicology, The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University.

Cynthia J. Cyrus is Associate Dean and Professor of Musicology at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University.