Symbolic scores : studies in the music of the Renaissance / by Willem Elders.
| Author/creator |
Elders, Willem |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; New York : Brill, 1994. |
| Description | xii, 269 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm. |
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| Series | Symbola et emblemata. Studies in renaissance and baroque symbolism ; 5 Symbola et emblemata ; v. 5. 0923-9073 ^A840026 |
| Contents | Guillaume Dufay's concept of faux-bourdon -- Josquin's Mass for all saints and the book of revelation -- The Soggetto ostinato as a contextual sign in mass and motet -- Symbolic scoring in tudor England -- Sign and symbol in music for the dead -- Music and number in roken of the holy virgin -- Canon and imitation as musical images of the three divine persons -- The conception of Musica celestis and musical composition. |
| Abstract | This book is the first monograph on Renaissance music devoted to discussing more than 150 compositions which involve symbolism inspired by ideas and themes inherent in the musical culture of the time. The introduction describes the historical and theoretical premises of the use of the terms 'allegory', 'sign', and 'symbol', and goes into the aspect of number symbolism as well as the aims, limits, and principles of musico-symbolical analysis. Other studies concentrate on Dufay and Josquin, deal with the symbolical application of "soggetto ostinato" and canon technique, or treat such themes as music for the dead and the Holy Virgin. The final study is about the conception of heavenly music and musical composition. This book is finely illustrated and includes musical examples, and indices of compositions and names. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN | 9004099700 |
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| Music | Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk | ML172 .E43 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |