Early English Composers and the Credo

Emphasis as Interpretation in Sixteenth-Century Music

AvWendy J Porter

Häftad, Engelska, 2024

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This book develops an innovative approach for understanding the relationship between music and words in the works of five major composers of the English Renaissance: John Taverner, Christopher Tye, John Sheppard, Thomas Tallis, and William Byrd. Focusing on these composers’ settings of the Latin Credo, the author shows how musical and linguistic emphasis can be used to understand the composers’ theological interpretations of the text. By combining markedness theory with style analysis, this study demonstrates that the composers used their musical skills to not only create beautiful music but also raise certain elements of the text to the foreground of perception and relegate others to supporting roles, inviting listeners to experience the familiar words of the liturgy in unique ways.Providing new insights into the changing musical and religious world of the sixteenth century, this book is relevant to anyone researching music or religion in early modern England, while offering a flexible and widely adaptable tool for the analysis of musical-textual relationships.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2024-01-29
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Research in Music
Antal sidor:270
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032047607

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Wendy J. Porter, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Music and Worship at McMaster Divinity College, a seminary and graduate school in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. She teaches in Ministry Studies, including wide-ranging eras of music and worship, and has published in areas ranging from early Christianity to contemporary worship. She is also co-author of New Testament Greek Papyri and Parchments: New Editions (de Gruyter).

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter One: Musical-Linguistic Perspectives on Sixteenth-Century Credos Basic ConceptsLinguistic Theory and MusicStyle Analysis as a FrameworkChapter Two: Musical-Linguistic Emphasis as InterpretationA Theory of Emphasis as InterpretationChapter Three: John Taverner’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Four: Christopher Tye’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Five: Thomas Tallis’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Six: John Sheppard’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Seven: William Byrd’s CredosBackground ContextForeground Content Musical-Textual ConcrescenceChapter Eight: ConclusionApproachApplicationAssessmentAppendix: Credo Text