Music and Liturgy in Medieval Britain and Ireland

Ann Buckley (Trinity College Dublin), Lisa Colton (University of Huddersfield)

$145.95

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Cambridge University Press
06 January 2022

Western "classical" music; Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600)

From music written in praise of Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and English saints to the selection of Gospel readings by the Dominicans, this book introduces readers to the richness of medieval liturgical culture from across Britain and Ireland. Each of its three main sections opens with a chapter that offers a contextual frame for its key themes. With contributions from leading experts in pre-Reformation music and its sources, the book's focus on Insular liturgy – rather than that of only one part of Britain or Ireland – allows readers to learn about the devotional, political and creative networks at play in shaping liturgical practices: personal, secular, monastic, lay, and professional. The opening part includes broader discussions of Uses, including that of Salisbury, and case studies explore Insular witnesses to devotional activities in honour of both local cults and widely known figures, including St Columba, St Margaret, St Katherine, and the Magi.

Edited by: Ann Buckley (Trinity College Dublin), Lisa Colton (University of Huddersfield)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 250mm, Width: 172mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 810g
ISBN: 9781108493222
ISBN 10: 110849322X
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 06 January 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ann Buckley is Research Associate at the Medieval History Research Centre of Trinity College Dublin. Her publications include Music, Liturgy and the Veneration of Saints of the Medieval Irish Church in a European Context, ed. Ann Buckley (2017), along with other edited collections and individual articles on music in medieval Ireland, Latin and vernacular monophonic song, and the history and archaeology of musical instruments. Lisa Colton is Reader in Musicology at the University of Huddersfield. Her publications include Angel Song: Medieval English Music in History (2017), Gender, Age, and Musical Creativity (with Catherine Haworth, 2015) and Sources of Identity: Makers, Owners, and Users of Music Sources Before 1600 (with Tim Shephard, 2017).

Reviews for Music and Liturgy in Medieval Britain and Ireland

'Overall, this collection of essays presents extremely stimulating reflections on the complexity of insular liturgical culture … The volume as a whole values the variability of the sources, including their inconsistencies, revisions, and even contradictions, an approach that can be applied well beyond the disciplines of music and liturgy.' Catherine Saucier, Le Moyen Âge