The cultural life of the early polyphonic Mass : medieval context to modern revival /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kirkman, Andrew, 1961-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Subjects:	Mass (Music) > 15th century. Music > Social aspects > 15th century.

Table of Contents:

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 armé ; 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.