Giving Voice to Love

Giving Voice to Love PDF Author: Judith A. Peraino
Publisher: OUP USA
ISBN: 0199757240
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 371

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Book Description
The lyrics of medieval "courtly love" songs are characteristically self-conscious. Giving Voice to Love investigates similar self-consciousness in the musical settings. Moments and examples where voice, melody, rhythm, form, and genre seem to comment on music itself tell us about musical responses to the courtly chanson tradition, and musical reflections on the complexity of self-expression.