Aspects of early music and performance / by Audrey Ekdahl Davidson.
| Author/creator |
Davidson, Audrey Ekdahl |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : AMS Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xi, 218 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | AMS studies in music, 1941-7861 ; no. 1 AMS studies in music (New York, N.Y.) ; no. 1. ^A790336 |
| Contents | Music and performance: Hildegard of Bingen's Ordo virtutum -- The Cividale Planctus Mariae for modern performance -- Music in the Beauvais Ludus Danielis -- Alma redemptoris mater: the little clergeon's song -- High, clear, and sweet: singing early music -- Palestrina and mannerism -- Five settings of songs attributed to Sir Philip Sidney -- Milton's encomiastic sonnet to Henry Lawes -- George Herbert and the celestial harmony -- The origin and development of quasi-dramatic passion music -- The Roskilde St. John Passion and its suppression -- Vocal production and early music. |
| Abstract | This collection draws together twelve of the best essays related to early music--some never before published. Insightful studies of the works of composers such as Palestrina, John Dowland, Henry Lawes, and Hildegard of Bingen appear alongside equally impressive analyses of anonymously composed pieces, including the Planctus Mariae from Cividale del Friuli in Italy, the Ludus Danielis from the Beauvais Cathedral in France, and the Danish vernacular work known as the Roskilde St. John Passion. This book also displays the author's skills as critic of English Renaissance texts, with carefully considered examinations of works by Milton, Sir Philip Sidney, and George Herbert, as well as an important reconsideration of the Alma redemptoris mater sung by Chaucer's 'little clergeon'. At one time a professional solo soprano and the founder and longtime director of her own early music group, the author also writes compellingly about practical and theoretical issues related to the performance of early music, especially vocal music. Taken together, these pieces will provide musicologists and performers, as well as students of literature, with important information and fresh insights into a diverse and compelling musical tradition and the cultural and religious conditions that helped shape it. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2008026127 |
| ISBN | 9780404646011 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0404646018 (cloth : alk. paper) |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML1400 .D38 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |