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Author Kirkman, Andrew, 1961-

Title The cultural life of the early polyphonic Mass : medieval context to modern revival / Andrew Kirkman.

Publication Info. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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 Talbott: Circulating Collection  ML3088 .K56 2010    Available  ---
Description xiii, 383 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-369) and index.
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.
Subject Mass (Music) -- 15th century.
Mass (Music)
Chronological Term 15th century
Subject Music -- Social aspects -- 15th century.
Music -- Social aspects.
ISBN 9780521114127 hardback alkaline paper
0521114128 hardback alkaline paper