Courtly Love Songs of Medieval France

by Mary O'Neill

Overview

Mary O'Neill examines the legacy of the medieval poet composers of Northern France, the trouvères. For many years problems and difficulties concerning the surviving melodies have prevented us from accessing these songs. Many of these problems are addressed here, bringing us closer to a true understanding of the repertoire.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198165477
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/09/2006
Series:	Oxford Monographs on Music
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	9.30(w) x 6.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

University of Birmingham

Table of Contents

1. The grand chant of the trouvères: an Introduction2. The Manuscript Tradition: Sources and Notation3. The Melodic Art of the Trouvères: Orality and the Question of Melodic Variants4. The Lyric Art of the Trouvères: The Counrtly chansons of Gautier de Dargies5. The Later Trouvère Tradition: Continuation and Innovation6. The Interaction of Oral, Written, and Literate Processes

Editorial Reviews

"Performers of early music will surely be heartened by the importance O'Neill places on performance within the trouvere tradition."-Jennifer Saltzstein, Early Music America

"This is a very welcome and satisfying study of the trouvére chanson."—Catherine L'eglu, H-France Review

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