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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Linda Marie Zaerr (Customer)Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: D.S. Brewer Volume: v. 17 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781843843238ISBN 10: 1843843234 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 16 August 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational 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 ContentsIntroduction Continental Traditions of Narrative Performance The English Minstrel in History and Romance Musical Instruments and Narrative Meter, Accent, and Rhythm Music and the Middle English Romance Conclusions Appendix A: Minstrel References in the Middle English Verse Romances Appendix B: Medieval Fiddle Tuning and Implications for Narrative Performance Glossary of Terms BibliographyReviewsWith huge experience in performing Middle English romances, Professor Zaerr brings her valuable perspective as a performer to current textual, historical and musicological scholarship, in order to understand better how medieval minstrels performed romances with music. She shows how a broader, more fluid concept of romance can lead us to more profound understanding, and exciting revelations. Professor Marilyn Lawrence, New York University. (O)ffers the first comprehensive list of references to minstrel performances in the Middle English romances. . . . Zaerr's vivid account . . . provides a strong sense of how much we have lost now that we can only read the romances on the page. EARLY MUSIC Offer(s) a fresh perspective on Middle English romances not just as texts but also as performance acts. COMITATUS 44 (T)his is a splendid book, presenting a fine collection of textual evidence and commentary, which is a most valuable contribution to the field of medieval musicology. THE CONSORT This is a fascinating book, a sort of dialogue between scholar and performer, both being the same person (. . .) stimulating. EARLY MUSIC REVIEW With huge experience in performing Middle English romances, Professor Zaerr brings her valuable perspective as a performer to current textual, historical and musicological scholarship, in order to understand better how medieval minstrels performed romances with music. She shows how a broader, more fluid concept of romance can lead us to more profound understanding, and exciting revelations. --Professor Marilyn Lawrence, New York University. (O)ffers the first comprehensive list of references to minstrel performances in the Middle English romances. . . . Zaerr's vivid account . . . provides a strong sense of how much we have lost now that we can only read the romances on the page. EARLY MUSIC Offer(s) a fresh perspective on Middle English romances not just as texts but also as performance acts. COMITATUS 44 (T)his is a splendid book, presenting a fine collection of textual evidence and commentary, which is a most valuable contribution to the field of medieval musicology. THE CONSORT This is a fascinating book, a sort of dialogue between scholar and performer, both being the same person (. . .) stimulating. EARLY MUSIC REVIEW With huge experience in performing Middle English romances, Professor Zaerr brings her valuable perspective as a performer to current textual, historical and musicological scholarship, in order to understand better how medieval minstrels performed romances wiusicological scholarship, in order to understand better how medieval minstrels performed romances with music. She shows how a broader, more fluid concept of romance can lead us to more profound u Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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