The Josquin Companion
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (655 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0198163355 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 730 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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James Rockhill said Deserves 5 stars for content, but the price .. This must be read by anyone more than casually interested in this composer, but Oxford's pricing means you may have to settle for a trip to the nearest university library. I recommend reading the chapter on Josquin in Gustave Reese's absolutely indispensable MUSIC IN THE RENAISSANCE as well as the lengthy entry and works-list on this composer in the NEW GROVE first, but this first full-length study in English goes into considerably more detail and is more up-to-date than either, offering a treasure-trove of information.. Amazing but pricy! This book is a terrific resource for those wishing to study Josquin in depth. It is especially insightful in light of recent scholarship that shows that Josquin was not at Milan. I used it for research into the Missa Pange Lingua. I believe in the value of solid musical scholarship, but this book is extraordinarily cost prohibitive. Unfortunately, it is priced only for library consumption. (The one star deduction is for cost only)
Richard Sherr is Professor of Music at Smith College, USA
"Richly rewarding for anyone seriously interested in Josquin of Renaissance music in general.a splendid volume." --Journal of the American Musicological Society
Taking account of the most recent research, the book also includes a sampler CD of Josquin's works specially recorded by The Clerk's Group.. A collaborative effort by a team of distinguished scholars, the volume provides a basic survey of Josquin's music and the many problems that attend it. This Companion presents the most complete discussion ever published in English on the music of the greatest composer of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries