The New Oxford History of Music: Volume II: The Early Middle Ages to 1300 [Hardcover]

Richard Crocker (Editor), David Hiley (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 31, 1990 | ISBN-10: 0193163292 | ISBN-13: 978-0193163294 | Edition: 2

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.

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Praise for earlier volumes in the series: "A noteworthy achievement....An extremely important contribution."--Choice

"Well written and generously illustrated with musical examples, [it provides] a detailed historical overview coupled with analytical discussion of exemplary compositions. An excellent book for serious students of music history."--Library Journal

About the Author

Richard Crocker is at University of California at Berkeley. David Hiley is at University of Regensburg.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 816 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2 edition (May 31, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0193163292
• ISBN-13: 978-0193163294
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 6.1 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you wanted to know about chant, etc, May 14, 2000

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This review is from: The New Oxford History of Music: Volume II: The Early Middle Ages to 1300 (Hardcover)

This is a complete book describing anythinganyone would every like to know about chant, the development of music notation, etc., with information about Western European midieval music as well as other midieval music. It is a great resource for the music historian.