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The cultural life of the early polyphonic Mass, medieval context to modern revival, Andrew Kirkman

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

musicillustrations

index present

non fiction

The cultural life of the early polyphonic Mass

bibliography

Andrew Kirkman

medieval context to modern revival

The status of the early polyphonic Mass. Enlightenment and beyond ; contemporary witnesses -- The ritual world of the early polyphonic Mass. "Faisant regretz pour ma dolente vie" : piety, polyphony and musical borrowing ; "Head of the Church that is His body" : Christological imagery and the caput Masses ; Sounding armor : the sacred meaning of L'homme arme ; The profane made sacred : outside texts and music in the Mass -- The cradle of the early polyphonic Mass. The shape of the Mass ; Counterpoint of images, counterpoint of sounds -- Last things