Cambridge Music Manuscripts, 900-1700
Author | : Iain Fenlon |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 202 |
Release | : 1982-08-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 0521244528 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780521244527 |
Rating | : 4/5 (28 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cambridge Music Manuscripts, 900-1700 written by Iain Fenlon and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1982-08-05 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume marks the exhibition 'Cambridge Music Manuscripts, 900-1700', mounted in the Fitzwilliam Museum in 1982. It draws together fifty-three manuscripts of polyphony and monophony from the college and university libraries of Cambridge, all selected for their textual and historical importance. A full technical description of each source is followed by a critical appraisal, and in most cases at least one illustration is provided. Many of these manuscripts have never been adequately described in print, and this book will be a valuable work of reference for musicologists, historians and paleographers. Its plates will also provide a varied selection of transcription exercises for students of notation.