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| ISBN: | 9780511481789
0511481780
0511009267
9780511009266
0511037821
9780511037825
0521473772
9780521473774
0511152442
9780511152443
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| Digital file characteristics: | data file
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| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-373) and indexes.
Print version record.
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| Summary: | During the lifetime of Guillaume Du Fay (c. 1400-1474) the motet underwent a profound transformation. Because of the protean nature of the motet during this period, problems of definition have always stood in the way of a full understanding of this crucial shift. Through a comprehensive survey of the surviving repertory, Julie Cumming shows that the motet is best understood on the level of the subgenre. She employs new ideas about categories taken from cognitive psychology and evolutionary theory to illuminate the process by which the subgenres of the motet arose and evolved. One important finding is the nature and extent of the crucial role that English music played in the genre's transformation. Cumming provides a close reading of many little-known pieces; she also shows how Du Fay's motets were the product of sophisticated experimentation with generic boundaries.
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| Other form: | Print version: Cumming, Julie Emelyn. Motet in the age of Du Fay. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1999 0521473772
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