The Modern Invention of Medieval Music: Scholarship, Ideology, Performance

by Daniel Leech-Wilkinson

Book Overview

Medieval music has been made and remade over the past two hundred years. For the nineteenth century it was vocal, without instrumental accompaniment, but with barbarous harmony that no one could have wished to hear. For most of the twentieth century it was instrumentally accompanied, increasingly colourful and increasingly enjoyed. At the height of its popularity it sustained an industry of players and instrument makers, all engaged in recreating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521037042
• ISBN13: 9780521037044
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"