The Early Middle Ages to 1300 (The New Oxford History of Music 2) Second Revised Edition

This is a completely revised edition of the second volume of the New Oxford History of Music. In the last three decades there has been intense interest in the music of the Middle Ages and great advances in research have been made in facts as well as interpretation. Drawing on the work of leading British and American scholars, this volume presents an informed, up-to-date picture of a broadspectrum of music from the fourth century AD to 1300. Beginning with Christian chant in the Mediterranean, it continues through Latin (`Gregorian') chant, liturgical drama, medieval song, instrumental music, and early polyphony down to the monumental organa composed at the cathedral of Notre Dame inParis in the twelfth century. Over 200 musical examples help to illustrate the discussion of 1,000 years of rich and complex musical development. Contributors: John Stevens, Milos Velimirovic, Kenneth Levy, Richard Crocker, Susan Rankin, Christopher Page, Sarah Fuller, and Janet Knapp. Drawing on the work of leading British and American scholars, this revised volume presents an informed, timely picture of music from the fourth through the fourteenth century A.D. It begins with a discussion of Christian chant in the Mediterranean and goes on to cover Gregorian chant, liturgical drama, medieval song, instrumental music, and early polyphony down to the monumental organa composed at the cathedral of Notre Dame in the twelfth century. The new edition has been revised to incorporate the wealth of new research on early music done since Hughes's first edition was published in 1954, and includes over 200 musical examples and an exhaustive bibliography. V. 1. Ancient And Oriental Music -- V. 2. The Early Middle Ages To 1300 -- V. 3. Ars Nova And The Renaissance, 1300-1540 -- V. 4. The Age Of Humanism, 1540-1630 -- V. 5. Opera And Church Music, 1630-1750 -- V. 6. Concert Music, 1630-1750 -- V. 7. The Age Of Enlightenment, 1745-1790 -- V. 8. The Age Of Beethoven, 1790-1830 -- V. 9. Romanticism, 1830-1890 -- V. 10. The Modern Age, 1890-1960. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. v. 2. The early Middle Ages to 1300 / edited by Richard Crocker and David Hiley