book: Music and Ideas in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Studies in the History of Music Theory...

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	• Music and Ideas in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries (Studies in the History of Music Theory and ... Claude V. Palisca University of Illinois Press, 2006 - 312 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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A perfect balance of scholarly expertise, historical scrutiny, and wry human interest

Written in an engaging and comfortable style for the non-specialist reader, Music And Ideas In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries is a fascinating history of how musicians and musicologists were caught up amid warring ideas about religion, science, education, economy, and government in the era of the Reformation. Chapters discuss "Humanist Reaction to Polyphony", "Music and Scientific Discovery", "Ancient and Modern: Styles and Genres", and much more. Researched at length, with an eye toward the musical revelations that transformed human understanding, Music And Ideas In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries is a perfect balance of scholarly expertise, historical scrutiny, and wry human interest.

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"Music and Ideas in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries" shows Claude Palisca - a paragon of music scholarship and education - at the height of his powers, discussing the relationships between musical style and intellectual history, the influence of humanism on the revival of music theory, and competing notions of style. This essential summation of Palisca's life work was nearly finished by his death in 2001, and was brought to completion by Thomas J. Mathiesen.