Composers at Work: The Craft of Musical Composition 1450-1600

by Jessie Ann Owens

Book Overview

How did Renaissance composers write their music? In this revolutionary look at a subject that has fascinated scholars for years, musicologist Jessie Ann Owens offers new and striking evidence that contrary to accepted theory, sixteenth-century composers did not use scores to compose--even to write complex vocal polyphony.

Drawing on sources that include contemporary theoretical treatises, documents and letters, iconographical evidence, actual...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195129040
• ISBN13: 9780195129045
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"