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Instrumentalists and Renaissance culture, 1420-1600 : players of function and fantasy / Victor Coelho and Keith Polk

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Coelho, Victor
Additional Titles
Instrumentalists & Renaissance Culture, 1420-1600
Published
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Physical Description
1 online resource (xix, 331 pages)
Additional Creators
Polk, Keith
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Contents
Renaissance instrumental music and its patrons : patrons and professionals -- A source-based history of Renaissance instrumental music -- The players -- Instrumental music for celebration and ceremony -- The instrumentalist's workshop : pedagogy, intabulation, and compositional process -- Renaissance instruments : images and realities.
Summary
This innovative and multi-layered study of the music and culture of Renaissance instrumentalists spans the early institutionalization of instrumental music from c.1420 to the rise of the basso continuo and newer roles for instrumentalists around 1600. Employing a broad cultural narrative interwoven with detailed case studies, close readings of eighteen essential musical sources, and analysis of musical images, Victor Coelho and Keith Polk show that instrumental music formed a vital and dynamic element in the artistic landscape, from rote function to creative fantasy. Instrumentalists occupied a central role in courtly ceremonies and private social rituals during the Renaissance, and banquets, dances, processions, religious celebrations and weddings all required their participation, regardless of social class. Instrumental genres were highly diverse artistic creations, from polyphonic repertories revealing knowledge of notated styles, to improvisation and flexible practices. Understanding the contributions of instrumentalists is essential for any accurate assessment of Renaissance culture.
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9781316536186 (ebook)
1316536181
9781107145801 (hardback)
1107145805
9781316509203 (paperback)
1316509206
9781316575086 (electronic bk.)
131657508X (electronic bk.)
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