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'... a comprehensive view of music making in the region. Getz draws on much previously unknown archival material, as well as dicussing significant quantities of music, most of it unavailable in modern editions...much of the information she provides is extremely valuable, and some of it fascinating... Professional scholars of sixteenth-century music will find this book useful...' Notes 'Getz has presented an abundance of information on musical life in Milan; her work should serve as a helpful aid to further research.' Renaissance Quarterly 'Through rich archival research, Getz succeeds in illuminating a diverse world... One of the strengths, and novelties, of this book is in its detailed reconstruction of the practical organization of musical institutions...' Urban History 'In her valuable study of the diverse forms, genres and avenues for music, Christine Getz makes a broad survey of Milan's rich musical life... The book is generously stocked with musical examples and tables that list the contents of many of the printed musical anthologies and provide the names of singers and instrumentalists... useful as a reference guide to the musical life of Milan in the age of the Sforzas and Borromeo.' Sixteenth Century Journal 'This is a useful book, with its principal strength in its wealth of material and the careful work and commitment that has gone into its pages... Christine Getz's book will serve as an excellent source of material, providing an overview of the subject based on much original archival research.' Music & Letters

’... a comprehensive view of music making in the region. Getz draws on much previously unknown archival material, as well as dicussing significant quantities of music, most of it unavailable in modern editions....much of the information she provides is extremely valuable, and some of it fascinating... Professional scholars of sixteenth-century music will find this book useful...' Notes ’Getz has presented an abundance of information on musical life in Milan; her work should serve as a helpful aid to further research.’ Renaissance Quarterly ’Through rich archival research, Getz succeeds in illuminating a diverse world... One of the strengths, and novelties, of this book is in its detailed reconstruction of the practical organization of musical institutions...’ Urban History ’In her valuable study of the diverse forms, genres and avenues for music, Christine Getz makes a broad survey of Milan's rich musical life... The book is generously stocked with musical examples and tables that list the contents of many of the printed musical anthologies and provide the names of singers and instrumentalists... useful as a reference guide to the musical life of Milan in the age of the Sforzas and Borromeo.’ Sixteenth Century Journal ’This is a useful book, with its principal strength in its wealth of material and the careful work and commitment that has gone into its pages... Christine Getz’s book will serve as an excellent source of material, providing an overview of the subject based on much original archival research.’ Music & Letters

'... a comprehensive view of music making in the region. Getz draws on much previously unknown archival material, as well as dicussing significant quantities of music, most of it unavailable in modern editions....much of the information she provides is extremely valuable, and some of it fascinating... Professional scholars of sixteenth-century music will find this book useful...' Notes 'Getz has presented an abundance of information on musical life in Milan; her work should serve as a helpful aid to further research.' Renaissance Quarterly 'Through rich archival research, Getz succeeds in illuminating a diverse world... One of the strengths, and novelties, of this book is in its detailed reconstruction of the practical organization of musical institutions...' Urban History 'In her valuable study of the diverse forms, genres and avenues for music, Christine Getz makes a broad survey of Milan's rich musical life... The book is generously stocked with musical examples and tables that list the contents of many of the printed musical anthologies and provide the names of singers and instrumentalists... useful as a reference guide to the musical life of Milan in the age of the Sforzas and Borromeo.' Sixteenth Century Journal 'This is a useful book, with its principal strength in its wealth of material and the careful work and commitment that has gone into its pages... Christine Getz's book will serve as an excellent source of material, providing an overview of the subject based on much original archival research.' Music & Letters

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Christine Suzanne Getz is Assistant Professor at the Department of Music, University of Iowa, USA.

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