Music and Ceremony at Notre Dame of Paris, 500-1550

by Craig Wright

This book is a history of the early musical life of the Parisian cathedral of Notre Dame. All aspects of the musical establishment of Notre Dame are covered, from Merovingian times to the period of the wars of religion in France. Nine discrete essays discuss the history of Parisian chant and liturgy and the pattern and structure of the cathedral services in the late Middle Ages; Notre Dame polyphony and the composers most closely associated with the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521088348
• ISBN13: 9780521088343
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 420 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.6"