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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521441439

ISBN-139780521441438

eBay Product ID (ePID)364988

Product Key Features

Number of Pages260 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameEnglish Choral Practice, 1400-1650

SubjectInstruction & Study / Voice, Religious / General, Instruction & Study / General, Genres & Styles / Choral, Latin, General, Speech, Religious / Christian

Publication Year1996

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaMusic, Foreign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorJohn Morehen

SeriesCambridge Studies in Performance Practice Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight22.1 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width7.1 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN95-001966

Dewey Edition21

Series Volume NumberSeries Number 5

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal782.5/144/0942

Table Of Content1. To chorus from quartet: the performing resource for English church polyphony, c. 1390-1559; 2. Editing and performing musica speculativa; 3. The sound of Latin in England before and after the Reformation; 4. English pronunciation c. 1500-c. 1625; 5. Byrd, Tallis and Ferrabosco; 6. John Baldwin and changing concepts of text underlay; 7. Sacred songs in the chamber; 8. The education of choristers in England during the sixteenth century; 9. The 'burden of proof': the editor as detective.

SynopsisThis is the first book to survey the performing practices in English choral music in the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, including the period of the English Reformation. The essays, all written by specialists in the field, consider in depth such areas as the growth and development of the 'church' choir, related issues of vocal tessitura, performing pitch, the systems of pronunciation appropriate for Latin- and English-texted music, and the day-to-day training of choristers. There is also an investigation of the local circumstances under which many of the important manuscripts of the period were compiled, which reveals an unsuspectedly close interrelationship between domestic music and music for the church. In addition, a study of surviving sources reveals that they give little more than a general guide as to their composers' and copyists' intentions., These nine essays consider for the first time the day-to-day performing practice of English composers of choral music of the period 1440-1650., Although the standing of English composers of choral music of the period 1440-1650 (such as Taverner, Tallis, Tye and Byrd) has long been recognised, the conditions under which their music was performed has not hitherto attracted focused scholarly scrutiny. These nine essays consider for the first time the day-to-day performing practice within this repertory, covering areas such as the evolution of the 'church' choir, performing pitch, contemporary pronunciation, the training of choristers, and the investigation of manuscript sources.

LC Classification NumberML3031.2 .E54 1995