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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Hyun-Ah Kim , Professor Euan Cameron , Professor Bruce Gordon , Dr. Bridget HealPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Edition: New edition Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.680kg ISBN: 9780754662686ISBN 10: 0754662683 Pages: 274 Publication Date: 28 November 2008 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsContents: Foreword; Introduction; A humanist John Merbecke; Erasmian humanism and the reform of sacred music; Anglican plainchant in the making; Rhetoric and the reform of plainchant in The Booke of Common Praier Noted (1550); Conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.Reviews'...will significantly shift the angle from which the subjects have been viewed, filling gaps in the literature... may well remain for some time as the first reference for scholars on the topics concerned...the book will be of interest to musicologists, to historians of the Reformation and to theologians with an interest in the aesthetics of music...There is much to be heartily welcomed in the book.' Reviews in History '...packed with interesting facts and figures...to be welcomed for shedding more light on what has been a badly neglected area in liturgical history.' The Tablet '...this is a scholarly work which has much to teach us about the religious and musical milieu of which Merbecke formed a notable part.' Reformation and Renaissance Review 'This is a very substantial book, carefully and thoroughly researched and containing a large bibliography. ... In short: this is an important book, and not only for musicians...' The Consort 'This book is valuable for the fresh look that it takes of John Merbecke.' Music and Letters Author InformationDr Hyun-Ah Kim is a Fellow of the Centre for Reformation and Renaissance Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |