Synopses & Reviews
Review
'An impressive series of practical investigations ... a revisionist work of great importance ... this account will become a classic of its genre.' Musical Times
Synopsis
This is the first full length study of the vernacular motet in thirteenth-century France. The motet was the most prestigious type of music of that period, filling the gap between the music of the so-called Notre-Dame School and the Ars Nova of the early fourteenth century.
Table of Contents
Part I. Origins: 1. Introduction; 2. The origins and early history of the motet; 3. The French motet; Part II. Genre: 4. The motet enté; 5. Rondeau-Motet; 6. Refrain cento; 7. Devotional forms; 8. The motet and genre; Bibliography; Index.