Josquin des Prez and his musical legacy : an introductory guide /

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Author / Creator:Elders, Willem.
Uniform title:Josquin des Prez en zijn muzikale nalatenschap. English
Edition:Rev. and translated edition.
Imprint:Leuven : Leuven University Press, [2013]
©2013
Description:1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations, music
Language:English
Subject:Josquin, -- des Prez, -- -1521.
Josquin, -- des Prez, -- -1521 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Josquin -- des Prez, -- -1521 -- Criticim and interpretation.
Josquin, -- des Prez, -- -1521.
Josquin -- Desprez -- 1440-1521
Composers -- Netherlands -- Biography.
Music -- Netherlands -- 15th century.
Music -- Netherlands -- 16th century.
MUSIC -- Genres & Styles -- Classical.
MUSIC -- Reference.
MUSIC -- Individual Composer & Musician.
Composers.
Music.
Muziekwerken.
Netherlands.
Bourgondische Nederlanden.
Frankrijk.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Biografieën (vorm)
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11224177
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ISBN:9789461661265
9461661266
9789058679413
9058679411
Notes:Translation of: Josquin des Prez en zijn muzikale nalatenschap. Hilversum : Uitgeverij Verloren, c2011.
"Translation of Preface, Chapters 1-6 and Epilogue: Paul Shannon"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index of names.
Translated from Dutch.
Print version record.
Summary:Josquin des Prez and His Musical Legacy' is the most up-to-date contribution to the research on one of the most important and internationally famous composers of the Renaissance. This monograph offers factual information on the composer as well as insights into his 16th-century and modern reception, a survey of the sources of his music, and a discussion of the thorny issue of authorship. Willem Elders, one of the most distinguished scholars of Josquin's music, also discusses the influence of Gregorian chant as a source of inspiration and explains the various aspects of Josquin's symbolic language. Each individual work (including some of those in the old Josquin edition now considered inauthentic) receives a short discussion of relevant contextual aspects and interesting musical features. Ranges and lengths are given for each work. The style is adapted to the professional musicologist as well as to the music lover' and performer.
Other form:Print version: Elders, Willem. Josquin des Prez en zijn muzikale nalatenschap. English. Josquin des Prez and his musical legacy. Revised and translated edition 9789058679413
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99961437267
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Summary:A comprehensive guide for early music lovers and performers<br> Josquin des Prez and His Musical Legacy is the most up-to-date contribution to the research on one of the most important and internationally famous composers of the Renaissance. This monograph offers factual information on the composer as well as insights into his 16th-century and modern reception, a survey of the sources of his music, and a discussion of the thorny issue of authorship. Willem Elders, one of the most distinguished scholars of Josquin's music, also discusses the influence of Gregorian chant as a source of inspiration and explains the various aspects of Josquin's symbolic language. Each individual work (including some of those in the old Josquin edition now considered inauthentic) receives a short discussion of relevant contextual aspects and interesting musical features. Ranges and lengths are given for each work. The style is adapted to the professional musicologist as well as to the 'music lover' and performer.<br> Includes 45 figures and 90 musical examples <br> <br> This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content).
Item Description:Translation of: Josquin des Prez en zijn muzikale nalatenschap. Hilversum : Uitgeverij Verloren, c2011.
"Translation of Preface, Chapters 1-6 and Epilogue: Paul Shannon"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:1 online resource (247 pages) : illustrations, music
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-234) and index of names.
ISBN:9789461661265
9461661266
9789058679413
9058679411