The cultural life of the early polyphonic Mass : medieval context to modern revival /

Title:

The cultural life of the early polyphonic Mass : medieval context to modern revival /

Author:

Kirkman, Andrew, 1961-

Published:

Cambridge ; New York : 2010.

Format:

Book

Institution:

New England Conservatory

Contents:

The status of the early polyphonic Mass. Enlightenment and beyond ; contemporary witnesses -- The ritual world of the early polyphonic Mass. "Faisant regretz pour ma dolente vie" : piety, polyphony and musical borrowing ; "Head of the Church that is His body" : Christological imagery and the caput Masses ; Sounding armor : the sacred meaning of L'homme armé ; The profane made sacred : outside texts and music in the Mass -- The cradle of the early polyphonic Mass. The shape of the Mass ; Counterpoint of images, counterpoint of sounds -- Last things.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

New England Conservatory Spaulding Library
ML3088 .K57 2010 – Available

• Available Temporarily at New England Conservatory Spaulding Reserve Desk
  On reserve for Mhst570 Topics Renaissance: Music of Ockeghem (History: Gallagher)