Music and Culture in the Middle Ages and Beyond: Liturgy, Sources, Symbolism

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Benjamin Brand (University of North Texas) David J. Rothenberg (Case Western Reserve University, Ohio)

Music and Culture in the Middle Ages and Beyond

Liturgy, Sources, Symbolism

Benjamin Brand (University of North Texas), David J. Rothenberg (Case Western Reserve University, Ohio)

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Cambridge University Press
27 October 2016

Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600)

It has become widely accepted among musicologists that medieval music is most profitably studied from interdisciplinary perspectives that situate it within broad cultural contexts. The origins of this consensus lie in a decisive reorientation of the field that began approximately four decades ago. For much of the twentieth century, research on medieval music had focused on the discovery and evaluation of musical and theoretical sources. The 1970s and 1980s, by contrast, witnessed calls for broader methodologies and more fully contextual approaches that in turn anticipated the emergence of the so-called 'New Musicology'. The fifteen essays in the present collection explore three interrelated areas of inquiry that proved particularly significant: the liturgy, sources (musical and archival), and musical symbolism. In so doing, these essays not only acknowledge past achievements but also illustrate how this broad, interdisciplinary approach remains a source for scholarly innovation.

Edited by: Benjamin Brand (University of North Texas), David J. Rothenberg (Case Western Reserve University, Ohio)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 253mm, Width: 180mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 910g
ISBN: 9781107158375
ISBN 10: 1107158370
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 27 October 2016
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Benjamin Brand received his PhD from Yale University, Connecticut and has taught music history at the University of North Texas since 2006. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Villa I Tatti (Harvard Center for Renaissance Studies) and the American Academy in Rome. David J. Rothenberg received his PhD from Yale University, Connecticut and is Associate Professor of Music and Chair of the Department of Music at Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, where he has taught since 2005. He is author of The Flower of Paradise: Marian Devotion and Secular Song in Medieval and Renaissance Music (2011) and co-editor, with Robert R. Holzer, of the Oxford Anthology of Western Music, Volume One: The Earliest Notations to the Early Eighteenth Century (2013).

Reviews for Music and Culture in the Middle Ages and Beyond: Liturgy, Sources, Symbolism

'This collection groups its fifteen essays into three themes reflecting its dedicatee Craig Wright's interests in sources, ceremonies, and symbolism. The editor's introductory chapter frames the volume, but also provides a useful literature review within these fields and of Craig Wright's distinctive contributions … The fifteen essays' thematic alignment is a testament to Craig Wright's breadth and vision, and the editors' syncretizing ingenuity.' Magnus Williamson, Renaissance Quarterly