Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-279) and index.
Contents
Prologue : the first great dead white male composer -- The construction of the memorial archive. Tonaries : a tool for memorizing chant -- Basic theory treatises -- The memorization of organum, discant, and counterpoint treatises -- Compositional process in polyphonic music. Compositional process and the transmission of Notre Dame polyphony -- Visualization and the composition of polyphonic music.