Guillaume de Machaut, fourteenth-century French composer and poet, wrote the first polyphonic Mass and many other important musical works. Friend of royalty, prelates, noted poets, and musicians, Machaut was a cosmopolitan presence in late medieval Europe. He also served as canon of the cathedral of Reims, the coronation site of French kings. From this penetrating study of his music, Machaut emerges as a composer deeply involved in the great crises of his day, one who skillfully and artfully expressed profound themes of human existence in ardent music and poetry.
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"[A]rgues that Machaut's works are best understood in the context of his long-term relationship to Reims and its cathedral ... this is a wonderful study.... Recommended." Choice
"If the book is remarkable for the wealth of information it provides, much of it new to Machaut scholarship, it is equally valuable for the many questions it raises, as to both method and content, which will necessarily affect future studies. A figure as complex as Guillaume de Macaut must be looked at from a great many angles, and the present work has expanded the horizon in a vital new direction." - Marie Louise Gollner, University of California, Los Angeles
"If the book is remarkable for the wealth of information it provides, much of it new to Machaut scholarship, it is equally valuable for the many questions it raises, as to both method and content, which will necessarily affect future studies. A figure as complex as Guillaume de Macaut must be looked at from a great many angles, and the present work has expanded the horizon in a vital new direction." - Marie Louise Gollner, University of California, Los Angeles
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Guillaume de Machaut, renowned fourteenth-century French composer and poet, wrote the first polyphonic Mass and many other important musical works. Friend of royalty, prelates, noted poets, and musicians, Machaut was a cosmopolitan presence in late medieval Europe. He also served as canon of the cathedral of Reims, the coronation site of French kings. From this penetrating study of his music, Machaut emerges as a composer deeply involved in the great crises of his day, one who skilfully and artfully expresses profound themes of human existence in ardent music and poetry.
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This review is from: Guillaume de Machaut and Reims: Context and Meaning in his Musical Works (Cambridge Studies in Medieval) (Hardcover)
I am just finishing up this book in preparation for presenting new insights into Machaut's Motets to my colleagues in a doctoral level choral literature seminar. In short, this book is a brilliant contribution to our understanding of the works of Machaut, and a must have for any serious student of the Middle Ages, especially musicologists.Dr. Robertson's strikingly clear and original points are firmly supported by her familiarity with an exceptionally large and significant number of sources from that time. It is abundantly clear that she knows what she's talking about, and, indeed, what she knows is a great deal. Additionally, it is apparent that Dr. Robertson possesses that rare gift found in only the finest of scholars: the ability to organize and convey her ideas with a clarity and vitality that is both riviting and a delight to read. One hopes this is only one of several such landmark offerings in the history of music and culture that this exceptional scholar is capable of bequeathing the world. For a whole host of reasons, this book belongs on your shelf. Douglas Thompson Tucson, AZ
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As an early music scholar and enthusiast, I find, unfortunately, that too many scholarly books on the subject are overpriced and frightfully boring. Not this one! Author Anne Walters Robertson expounds not only on the structure of Guillaume de Machaut's work, but on the mystical side - and answers the often-pondered question of why a celibate priest like Guillaume would produce a huge body of poems and songs about passionate, romantic love. This is one of the few Cambridge University Press books (and I have consulted a lot of them) that I could actually sit down and read - and not only learn from it, but enjoy it as well. Congratulation to author Robertson for producing such a fine volume!
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The procession of Reims Cathedral that took place annually on the Feast of Saint Mark (25 April) wandered further afield, spiritually as well as geographically, than any other ceremony of the entire year. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
christo honoratus, qui adjuvet, episcopal laudes, quare non sum mortuus, regni respublica, inviolata genetrix, gaudebit cor vestrum, most evil beast, fera pessima, dicta oratione, tenor source, amara valde, cuers doulz, mes maris, votive service, bone pastor, super omnes speciosa, textual polyphony, heavenly quest, rex christianissimus, early motets, laudes regiae, gloriose virginis, laudate eum, affective theology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reims Cathedral, David Hocket, Virgin Mary, Holy Spirit, Machaut's Mass, Suso's Horologium, King David, Song of Songs, Roman de la Rose, Guillaume de Machaut, Guillaume de Trie, Holy Trinity, Henry Suso, Horologium Sapientiae, Saint Quintinus, Philippe de Vitry, Lady Wisdom, Saturday Mass, Suso's Disciple, Machaut's Lover, Notre Dame, Hundred Years War, Messe de Nostre Dame, Saint Nicasius, Saint Remigius New!
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The procession of Reims Cathedral that took place annually on the Feast of Saint Mark (25 April) wandered further afield, spiritually as well as geographically, than any other ceremony of the entire year. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
christo honoratus, qui adjuvet, episcopal laudes, quare non sum mortuus, regni respublica, inviolata genetrix, gaudebit cor vestrum, most evil beast, fera pessima, dicta oratione, tenor source, amara valde, cuers doulz, mes maris, votive service, bone pastor, super omnes speciosa, textual polyphony, heavenly quest, rex christianissimus, early motets, laudes regiae, gloriose virginis, laudate eum, affective theology Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Reims Cathedral, David Hocket, Virgin Mary, Holy Spirit, Machaut's Mass, Suso's Horologium, King David, Song of Songs, Roman de la Rose, Guillaume de Machaut, Guillaume de Trie, Holy Trinity, Henry Suso, Horologium Sapientiae, Saint Quintinus, Philippe de Vitry, Lady Wisdom, Saturday Mass, Suso's Disciple, Machaut's Lover, Notre Dame, Hundred Years War, Messe de Nostre Dame, Saint Nicasius, Saint Remigius New!
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