Guillaume de Machaut and Reims : Context and Meaning in his Musical Works / Anne Walters Robertson
Main Author Robertson, Anne Walters Anne Walters Language Inglês. Publication Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2007Description xx, 456 p. : il. ; 26 cm ISBN 0521036089 Abstract Guillaume de Machaut, fourteenth-century French composer and poet, wrote the first polyphonic Mass and many other important musical works. Friend of royalty, prelates, noted poets, and musicians, Machaut was a cosmopolitan presence in late medieval Europe. He also served as canon of the cathedral of Reims, the coronation site of French kings. From this penetrating study of his music, Machaut emerges as a composer deeply involved in the great crises of his day, one who skillfully and artfully expressed profound themes of human existence in ardent music and poetry. Subjects - Personal name Guillaume de Machaut, ca. 1300-1377 Subjects Compositores (Músicos)
História da música - Compositores
Análise musical
França
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Guillaume de Machaut, fourteenth-century French composer and poet, wrote the first polyphonic Mass and many other important musical works. Friend of royalty, prelates, noted poets, and musicians, Machaut was a cosmopolitan presence in late medieval Europe. He also served as canon of the cathedral of Reims, the coronation site of French kings. From this penetrating study of his music, Machaut emerges as a composer deeply involved in the great crises of his day, one who skillfully and artfully expressed profound themes of human existence in ardent music and poetry.
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