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Composers at Work justly deserves to be called remarkable, not only because its deductive and intellectual achievements are so very great, but also because it opens a field of research that will be unknown to many readers.... Thanks to Owens's painstaking and brilliant evaluation of the evidence, we possess a clearer understanding of the processes by which [Renaissance] composers built their pieces, section by section and layer by layer.... As a study of technical procedure, [this book] is a triumph, and it must be required reading for anyone with an interest in Renaissance polyphony.... --John Milsom, Notes<br> With Owens's book scholars and students at last have a study concerned with the creative processes of European composers active at a time of both profound stylistic change and remarkable transformations in the manner, material, and uses of written texts....[Owens] provides a profound new understanding of how Renaissance composers understood their art. --Choice<br> This is a stunning piece of work which will alter the landscape of Renaissance musicology in very important ways. --Lawrence Bernstein, University of Pennsylvania<br> One of the most important studies in Renaissance musicology in many years. A landmark. --Lewis Lockwood, Harvard University<br> A thoughtful and multi-faceted approach to a problem that has long been a matter of speculation. The astonishing and most original contribution of her study is that no evidence has come to light that accomplished composers used scores for composing. This book will awaken new interest in Renaissance composition and should interest all students of Renaissance music. --Bonnie J. Blackburn, Wolfson College, Oxford<br>

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