Musical Culture in the World of Adam de la Halle
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2019
Language: eng
Number of pages: 424
ISBN-13: 9789004368453
Subjects: Adam, de la halle, approximately 1235-approximately 1288; Music, history and criticism, 500-1400
Description: In 'Musical Culture in the World of Adam de la Halle', contributors from musicology, literary studies, history, and art history provide an account of the works of 13th-century composer Adam de la Halle, one of the first named authors of medieval vernacular music for whom a complete works manuscript survives. The essays illuminate Adam's generic transformations in polyphony, drama, debate poetry, and other genres, while also emphasizing his place in a large community of trouvères active in the bustling urban environment of Arras. Exploring issues of authorship and authority, tradition and innovation, the material contexts of his works, and his influence on later generations, this book provides the most complete and up-to-date picture available in English of Adam's oeuvre.