The Museum of Renaissance Music A History in 100 Exhibits |
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| Editor:
| Borghetti, Vincenzo
Shephard, Tim |
| Series title: | Epitome Musical Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-2-503-58856-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2023 |
| Publisher: | Brepols Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $138.00 |
Book Description:
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This book collates 100 exhibits with accompanying essays as an imaginary museum dedicated to the musical cultures of Renaissance Europe, at home and in its global horizons. It is a history through artefacts - materials, tools, instruments, art objects, images, texts, and spaces - and their witness to the priorities and activities of people in the past as they addressed their world through music. The result is a history by collage, revealing overlapping musical practices and meanings -...
More DescriptionThis book collates 100 exhibits with accompanying essays as an imaginary museum dedicated to the musical cultures of Renaissance Europe, at home and in its global horizons. It is a history through artefacts - materials, tools, instruments, art objects, images, texts, and spaces - and their witness to the priorities and activities of people in the past as they addressed their world through music. The result is a history by collage, revealing overlapping musical practices and meanings - not only those of the elite, but reflecting the everyday cacophony of a diverse culture and its musics. Through the lens of its exhibits, this museum surveys music's central role in culture and lived experience in fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Europe, offering interest and insights well beyond the strictly musicological field.