Resorting to an imaginative analysis but without losing an apex of rigor, this book reconstructs the repertoire of medieval music by resorting to a wide range of sources, which supple, in many cases, the lack of primary sources. In addition to highlighting the ceremonial and dramaturgical functions of medieval music in both the sacred and profane spheres, the author pays special attention in the exchange of musical idea, the development of musical notation and other means of fixing and transmission, and the role of Women in the musical culture of the time.
From the Scandinavian world to the Iberian Peninsula, of Gregorian singing to the troubadours, the reader will discover a rich panorama and full of nuances, far from the flat and gray image that, by ignorance, is usually of the Middle Ages.
The volume includes at the end a basic medieval music manual, which includes so...read more
