Chanson & Madrigal 1480-1530: Studies in Comparison and Contrast

by Haar, James (editor)

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Cambridge, MA, U.S.A: Harvard University Press, 1964. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. This book explores the relationship between the Parisian chanson and the nascent Italian madrigal at the turn of the 16th century; it represents the proceedings of the second Isham Conference held at Isham Memorial Library at Harvard in 1961; the first half of this volume consists of three papers, followed by panel discussions: The Genesis of a Style: Parisian Chanson, 1500-1530 by Howard Brown; From Frottola to Madrigal: The Changing Pattern of Secular Italian Vocal Music by Walter Rubsamen; and Les Gouts Reunis, or the Worlds of the Madrigal and the Chanson Confronted by Daniel Heartz; the second half includes a large appendix of musical examples, including a number of complete pieces from manuscript or 16th century printed sources, and comprises a small anthology of French and Italian Renaissance music (dark red cloth with faded gold lettering, slight edgewear; former owners name and address on front endpaper covered with white-out; otherwise a good, clean, tight copy)

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