Medieval Music and the Art of Memory

"“[Berger’s] bibliography is a useful source for later scholarship, from the tenth century onwards, and with her fluent narrative and appropriate diagrams and medieval musicology, that rivals works by Mary Carruthers on medieval literature.” * Journal of the Australian Early Medieval Association * “[an] important and provocative study of medieval music.” * Early Music History * “[Berger] leads the way for others in the discipline to question long-held assumptions and query historical prejudices that may still operate today. Her uncovering of the complicated relationships between orality and literacy in music has far-ranging implications for later periods.” * H-Net Reviews * “If you are looking for intellectual stimulation of interdisciplinary nature, you will find here one of the most stimulating books of the last years."" * Philomusica * “Anna Maria Busse Berger's important new book is the first sustained response to the role of memory in the learning, transmission and composition of medieval music. . . .This is an important book that will challenge perceptions and suppositions that still dominate medieval music history.” * The Musical Times * “Medieval Music and the Art of Memory is clearly an important work. Its reconsideration of entrenched assumptions in the scholarly literature will likely provoke intense discussion. . . .This book deserves the close attention of anyone interested in medieval music. It will also deepen and fortify the growing body of work on memory in other disciplines.” * Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies * “Groundbreaking in its scope, depth, and thoroughness.” * Journal of the American Musicological Society *"