Renaissance Polyphony

by Fabrice Fitch

Book Overview

This engaging study introduces Renaissance polyphony to a modern audience. It helps readers of all ages and levels of experience make sense of what they are hearing. How does Renaissance music work? How is a piece typical of its style and type; or, if it is exceptional, what makes it so? The makers of polyphony were keenly aware of the specialized nature of their craft. How is this reflected in the music they wrote, and how were they regarded by their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521728177
• ISBN13: 9780521728171
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.8" x 9.5"