Sleuthing the muse : essays in honor of William F. Prizer / edited by Kristine K. Forney and Jeremy L. Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prizer, William F., honouree.

Forney, Kristine, editor.

Smith, Jeremy L., 1962- editor.

Series:

Festschrift series ; no. 263.

Festschrift series ; No. 26

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Music--History and criticism.

Music.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

x, 514 pages : illustrations, music ; 27 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hillsdale, N.Y. : Pendragon Press, [2012]

Summary:

A 2008 conference and the publication of this collection of papers honor Prizer on his retirement from the U. of California, Santa Barbara, where he made wide-ranging and far-reaching contributions to studies of Renaissance music (he discovered the importance of the Order of the Golden Fleece for sacred music, among other contributions). The essays are arranged thematically as follows: liturgical music and ceremony, word and music in the humanist era, ribaldry in high and low places, the state in church and theater, gender and power, enigmatic women, musical innovators and innovations, and mysteries and secrets revealed (e.g. of Francisco Corteccia's Book of Counterpoints, and liturgical manuscripts at Hearst Castle). Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781576471487

1576471489

OCLC:

775779329