Format:
XIX, 331 Seiten
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Illustrationen
ISBN:
9781107145801
Content:
This innovative and multi-layered study of the music and culture of Renaissance instrumentalists spans the early institutionalization of instrumental music from c.1420 to the rise of the basso continuo and newer roles for instrumentalists around 1600. Employing a broad cultural narrative interwoven with detailed case studies, close readings of eighteen essential musical sources, and analysis of musical images, Victor Coelho and Keith Polk show that instrumental music formed a vital and dynamic element in the artistic landscape, from rote function to creative fantasy. Instrumentalists occupied a central role in courtly ceremonies and private social rituals during the Renaissance, and banquets, dances, processions, religious celebrations and weddings all required their participation, regardless of social class. Instrumental genres were highly diverse artistic creations, from polyphonic repertories revealing knowledge of notated styles, to improvisation and flexible practices. Understanding the contributions of instrumentalists is essential for any accurate assessment of Renaissance culture. - Victor Coelho is Professor of Music and Director of the Center for Early Music Studies at Boston University. A Fellow of Villa I Tatti, the Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies in Florence, his books include "Music and Science in the Age of Galileo", "The Manuscript Sources of Seventeenth-Century Italian Lute Music", "Performance on Lute, Guitar, and Vihuela", and "The Cambridge Companion to the Guitar". Keith Polk is a Professor Emeritus at the University of New Hampshire, and has also taught at Brandeis University, the New England Conservatory, and Regents College, London. He is one of the foremost authorities on Renaissance instrumental music, and has produced numerous articles and several books on the subject, including "German Instrumental Music of the Late Middle Ages" (Cambridge, 1992).
Language:
English
Subjects:
Musicology
Keywords:
Renaissance
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Instrumentalmusik
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Musiker
;
Sozialgeschichte 1420-1600
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Europa
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Instrumentalmusik
;
Musikinstrument
;
Musikförderung
;
Geschichte 1420-1600
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