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- Book Title
- Composers at Work
- Publication Name
- Composers at Work
- Title
- Composers at Work
- Subtitle
- The Craft of Musical Composition 1450-1600
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0195129040
- EAN
- 9780195129045
- ISBN
- 9780195129045
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Genre
- Music
- Release Year
- 1999
- Release Date
- 01/04/1999
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 6in
- Item Width
- 9in
- Item Weight
- 0 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Type
- Textbook
- Topic
- History & Criticism, Instruction & Study / Composition
- Number of Pages
- 368 Pages
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Composers at Work is the first comprehensive and systematic study of compositional process in Renaissance music. Owens draws on documentary, manuscript, and theoretical evidence to construct a striking new explanation of how composers actually worked. Through a study of autograph sketches, drafts, and fair copies of composers such as Henricus Isaac, Cipriano de Rore, Francesco Corteccia, and Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Owens reveals a process of working in separate parts, line by line, and not in full score, as in our modern editions. This discovery has major implications for the analysis, editorial interpretation, and performance of early music.
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195129040
ISBN-13
9780195129045
eBay Product ID (ePID)
866033
Product Key Features
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
History & Criticism, Instruction & Study / Composition
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Genre
Music
Number of Pages
368 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
6in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
9in
Item Weight
0 Oz
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Ml430.O94
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"This excellent book is important not only for its general theory but for its illumination of the everyday."--Times Literary Supplement, "A thoughtful and multi-faceted approach to a problem that has long been amatter of speculation. The astonishing and most original contribution of herstudy is that no evidence has come to light that accomplished composers usedscores for composing. This book will awaken new interest in Renaissancecomposition and should interest all students of Renaissance music."--Bonnie J.Blackburn, Wolfson College, Oxford, "Wherever the study of this material leads from here, though, this book,in setting out the problem and beginning to address it, is the essential pointof departure. Rich in its contents, then, Composers at Work is richer still inits implications for future research." --Journal of the American MusicologicalSociety, "Composers at Work justly deserves to be called remarkable, not onlybecause its deductive and intellectual achievements are so very great, but alsobecause it opens a field of research that will be unknown to many readers....Thanks to Owens's painstaking and brilliant evaluation of the evidence, wepossess a clearer understanding of the processes by which [Renaissance]composers built their pieces, section by section and layer by layer.... As astudy of technical procedure, [this book] is a triumph, and it must be requiredreading for anyone with an interest in Renaissance polyphony...."--John Milsom,Notes, "With Owens's book scholars and students at last have a study concerned with the creative processes of European composers active at a time of both profound stylistic change and remarkable transformations in the manner, material, and uses of written texts....[Owens] provides a profound newunderstanding of how Renaissance composers understood their art."--Choice, "With Owens's book scholars and students at last have a study concernedwith the creative processes of European composers active at a time of bothprofound stylistic change and remarkable transformations in the manner,material, and uses of written texts....[Owens] provides a profound newunderstanding of how Renaissance composers understood their art."--Choice, " Composers at Work justly deserves to be called remarkable, not only because its deductive and intellectual achievements are so very great, but also because it opens a field of research that will be unknown to many readers.... Thanks to Owens's painstaking and brilliant evaluation of the evidence, we possess a clearer understanding of the processes by which [Renaissance] composers built their pieces, section by section and layer by layer.... As a study of technical procedure, [this book] is a triumph, and it must be required reading for anyone with an interest in Renaissance polyphony...."--John Milsom, Notes "With Owens's book scholars and students at last have a study concerned with the creative processes of European composers active at a time of both profound stylistic change and remarkable transformations in the manner, material, and uses of written texts....[Owens] provides a profound new understanding of how Renaissance composers understood their art."-- Choice "This is a stunning piece of work which will alter the landscape of Renaissance musicology in very important ways."--Lawrence Bernstein, University of Pennsylvania "One of the most important studies in Renaissance musicology in many years. A landmark."--Lewis Lockwood, Harvard University "A thoughtful and multi-faceted approach to a problem that has long been a matter of speculation. The astonishing and most original contribution of her study is that no evidence has come to light that accomplished composers used scores for composing. This book will awaken new interest in Renaissance composition and should interest all students of Renaissance music."--Bonnie J. Blackburn, Wolfson College, Oxford, "This excellent book is important not only for its general theory but forits illumination of the everyday."--Times Literary Supplement, the most comprehensive and enlightening study of Renaissance musical compostion yet written ... This excellent book is important not only for its general theory but for its illumination of the everyday, "A thoughtful and multi-faceted approach to a problem that has long been a matter of speculation. The astonishing and most original contribution of her study is that no evidence has come to light that accomplished composers used scores for composing. This book will awaken new interest inRenaissance composition and should interest all students of Renaissance music."--Bonnie J. Blackburn, Wolfson College, Oxford, "This is an extremely important book, beautifully executed, and will stand as the study in the field of Renaissance composition for many years to come. It synthesizes all previous work in the area and contributes a vast amount of new material and new interpretations."--M. Jennifer Bloxam,Williams College, "This is a stunning piece of work which will alter the landscape of Renaissance musicology in very important ways."--Lawrence Bernstein, University of Pennsylvania, "This is a stunning piece of work which will alter the landscape ofRenaissance musicology in very important ways."--Lawrence Bernstein, Universityof Pennsylvania, "...her style is so lucid that the interested lay reader will have notrouble following the discussion. The book is copiously illustrated withmusical examples and facsimiles....Owens's findings pose interesting challengesfor thoughtful performers of the music of the period."--American Recorder, "Composers at Workjustly deserves to be called remarkable, not only because its deductive and intellectual achievements are so very great, but also because it opens a field of research that will be unknown to many readers.... Thanks to Owens's painstaking and brilliant evaluation of the evidence, we possess a clearer understanding of the processes by which [Renaissance] composers built their pieces, section by section and layer by layer.... As a study of technical procedure, [this book] is a triumph, and it must be required reading for anyone with an interest in Renaissance polyphony...."--John Milsom,Notes "With Owens's book scholars and students at last have a study concerned with the creative processes of European composers active at a time of both profound stylistic change and remarkable transformations in the manner, material, and uses of written texts....[Owens] provides a profound new understanding of how Renaissance composers understood their art."--Choice "This is a stunning piece of work which will alter the landscape of Renaissance musicology in very important ways."--Lawrence Bernstein,University of Pennsylvania "One of the most important studies in Renaissance musicology in many years. A landmark."--Lewis Lockwood,Harvard University "A thoughtful and multi-faceted approach to a problem that has long been a matter of speculation. The astonishing and most original contribution of her study is that no evidence has come to light that accomplished composers used scores for composing. This book will awaken new interest in Renaissance composition and should interest all students of Renaissance music."--Bonnie J. Blackburn,Wolfson College, Oxford, "One of the most important studies in Renaissance musicology in manyyears. A landmark."--Lewis Lockwood, Harvard University, "Wherever the study of this material leads from here, though, this book, in setting out the problem and beginning to address it, is the essential point of departure. Rich in its contents, then, Composers at Work is richer still in its implications for future research." --Journal of theAmerican Musicological Society, "One of the most important studies in Renaissance musicology in many years. A landmark."--Lewis Lockwood, Harvard University, "Composers at Work justly deserves to be called remarkable, not only because its deductive and intellectual achievements are so very great, but also because it opens a field of research that will be unknown to many readers.... Thanks to Owens's painstaking and brilliant evaluation of theevidence, we possess a clearer understanding of the processes by which [Renaissance] composers built their pieces, section by section and layer by layer.... As a study of technical procedure, [this book] is a triumph, and it must be required reading for anyone with an interest in Renaissancepolyphony...."--John Milsom, Notes, "Composers at Work justly deserves to be called remarkable, not only because its deductive and intellectual achievements are so very great, but also because it opens a field of research that will be unknown to many readers.... Thanks to Owens's painstaking and brilliant evaluation of the evidence, we possess a clearer understanding of the processes by which [Renaissance] composers built their pieces, section by section and layer by layer.... As a study of technical procedure, [this book] is a triumph, and it must be required reading for anyone with an interest in Renaissance polyphony...."--John Milsom, Notes"With Owens's book scholars and students at last have a study concerned with the creative processes of European composers active at a time of both profound stylistic change and remarkable transformations in the manner, material, and uses of written texts....[Owens] provides a profound new understanding of how Renaissance composers understood their art."--Choice"This is a stunning piece of work which will alter the landscape of Renaissance musicology in very important ways."--Lawrence Bernstein, University of Pennsylvania"One of the most important studies in Renaissance musicology in many years. A landmark."--Lewis Lockwood, Harvard University"A thoughtful and multi-faceted approach to a problem that has long been a matter of speculation. The astonishing and most original contribution of her study is that no evidence has come to light that accomplished composers used scores for composing. This book will awaken new interest in Renaissance composition and should interest all students of Renaissance music."--Bonnie J. Blackburn, Wolfson College, Oxford, "This is an extremely important book, beautifully executed, and will standas the study in the field of Renaissance composition for many years to come. Itsynthesizes all previous work in the area and contributes a vast amount of newmaterial and new interpretations."--M. Jennifer Bloxam, Williams College, "Composers at Work justly deserves to be called remarkable, not only because its deductive and intellectual achievements are so very great, but also because it opens a field of research that will be unknown to many readers.... Thanks to Owens's painstaking and brilliant evaluation of the evidence, we possess a clearer understanding of the processes by which [Renaissance] composers built their pieces, section by section and layer by layer.... As a study of technical procedure, [this book] is a triumph, and it must be required reading for anyone with an interest in Renaissance polyphony...."--John Milsom, Notes "With Owens's book scholars and students at last have a study concerned with the creative processes of European composers active at a time of both profound stylistic change and remarkable transformations in the manner, material, and uses of written texts....[Owens] provides a profound new understanding of how Renaissance composers understood their art."--Choice "This is a stunning piece of work which will alter the landscape of Renaissance musicology in very important ways."--Lawrence Bernstein, University of Pennsylvania "One of the most important studies in Renaissance musicology in many years. A landmark."--Lewis Lockwood, Harvard University "A thoughtful and multi-faceted approach to a problem that has long been a matter of speculation. The astonishing and most original contribution of her study is that no evidence has come to light that accomplished composers used scores for composing. This book will awaken new interest in Renaissance composition and should interest all students of Renaissance music."--Bonnie J. Blackburn, Wolfson College, Oxford, "...her style is so lucid that the interested lay reader will have no trouble following the discussion. The book is copiously illustrated with musical examples and facsimiles....Owens's findings pose interesting challenges for thoughtful performers of the music of the period."--AmericanRecorder
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Composers at Work : the Craft of Musical Composition 1450-1600
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781/.3/09031
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College Audience
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20
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