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Music in the Medieval World

Second Edition

Albert Seay

An excellent introductory treatment! This volume helps readers develop an understanding of one of the great periods of Western music. It examines the music of the medieval world in light of the technical and esthetic elements that combined to forge it. Due to its obscure theological and philosophical bases, the music of the Middle Ages is often confounding to modern ears. This book seeks to help readers appreciate medieval music by presenting it as the sympathetic correlation of artistic craftsmanship and philosophical development.
 

$27.95 list, 182 pages

10-digit ISBN: 0-88133-635-1

13-digit ISBN: 978-0-88133-635-1

© 1975

Table of Contents

1. Musical and Philosophical Backgrounds

2. Plainchant

3. Accretions to the Liturgy

4. Secular Monophony

5. The Beginnings of Polyphony

6. The School of Notre Dame

7. The French Ars Nova

8. The Italian Ars Nova

9. The Passing of Medieval Music

Conclusion