Overview
At its most fundamental level medieval and Renaissance musical culture relied on shared models used by singers and composers as they learned their craft, and the chapters of this book probe the varied functions of citation and allusion it displays. Several contributors investigate general models, which often drew - perhaps subconsciously - on earlier musical works, as well as on unwritten norms inculcated in the process of composers' own training as singers. In written theoretical musical pedagogy, conversely, citation of authority is overt, deliberate and intentional. The adaptation of accepted wisdom in theoretical treatises was the means by which newer authors stamped their own authority, something that involved not just textual citation but the incorporation of, and commentary upon, musical examples and diagrams. Further kinds of citation occur in specific musical texts, either within the words set to music or in the musical material itself. In these cases, what are the limits on intertextual meaning? Where should readings (or modern interpretation) end? Are we at risk of 'over-reading'? The diverse functions of citation and allusion for the creator, reader, scribe, performer and listener are here given due consideration. Contributors: SUSAN RANKIN, GILLES RICO, CHRISTIAN THOMAS LEITMEIR, BARBARA HAGGH, LEOFRANC HOLFORD-STREVENS, ANDREW WATHEY, KEVIN BROWNLEE, ALICE V. CLARK, LAWRENCE M. EARP, VIRGINIA NEWES, JOHN MILSOM, DAVID HOWLETT, REINHARD STROHM, THEODOR DUMITRESCU, CRISTLE COLLINS JUDD, BONNIE J. BLACKBURN
Full Product Details
Author: Suzannah Clark (Author) ,
Elizabeth Eva Leach ,
Alice V. Clark (Contributor) ,
Andrew Wathey
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Imprint: The Boydell Press
Volume: v. 4
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.001kg
ISBN: 9781843831662
ISBN 10: 184383166
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 08 December 2005
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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ponded to thRecommended reading for scholars and students of old music and music theory. NOTEST
Recommended reading for scholars and students of old music and music theory. NOTESThis collection will stand for many years to come as (a) beacon to future learning. EARLY MUSIC TODAY
Recommended reading for scholars and students of old music and music theory. * NOTES * This collection will stand for many years to come as [a] beacon to future learning. * EARLY MUSIC TODAY *
Author Information
ELIZABETH EVA LEACH is Professor of Music at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy. Her work focuses on song in the medieval West in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. ELIZABETH EVA LEACH is Professor of Music at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy. Her work focuses on song in the medieval West in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
