Music And Ideas.Music And IdeasClaude V. Palisca University of Illinois Press The University of Illinois Press (UIP), is a major American university press and part of the University of Illinois. Overview According to the UIP's website: 1325 South Oak St, Champaign, IL 61820 www.press.uillinois.edu 0252031563 $35.00 1-800-545-4703 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 A musicologist is someone who studies musicology. An ethnomusicologist is someone who studies ethnomusicology; a zoomusicologist is someone who studies zoomusicology. were caught up amid warring ideas about religion, science, education, economy, and government in the era of the Reformation. Chapters discuss "Humanist hu·man·ist n. 1. A believer in the principles of humanism. 2. One who is concerned with the interests and welfare of humans. 3. a. A classical scholar. b. A student of the liberal arts. Reaction to Polyphony polyphony (pəlĭf`ənē), music whose texture is formed by the interweaving of several melodic lines. The lines are independent but sound together harmonically. ", "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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