Title: The cultural context of medieval music /
Authors: Van Deusen, Nancy
Publisher: Praeger,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Music History and criticism; Europe Social conditions
Contents: Preface: music, devotion, emotion, and intellection -- Introduction: principles, vocabulary, concepts -- Music in a culture of the mind: a medieval view of resources, material, and composition -- What did this medieval "forest" contain? Preexistent substance, unlimited possibilities -- Music within the context of medieval education -- Silva: inner and outer substance, music, and material culture -- "They all read the same books": a book-bag from antiquity -- Musica disciplina: analogies and explanations -- Music at the forefront of science: the usefulness of medieval music -- Editions: music to sing.