Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-293) and index.
Contents
Ars antiqua. Conflicts and strategies of conciliation ; The natural foundation of rhythmic notation -- Ars nova. Rhythm mathematized and demystified ; Musical time and time in general : the challenge from mathematics ; Jacobus of Liège and William of Ockham : the challenge from logic -- Ars subtilior. The horizon of God's power and the scope of musical innovation ; Late-medieval sophism : a new context for Ars subtilior -- The early prototype of nascent modernity. God, man, nature, and music.