Gaspar van Weerbeke : new perspectives on his life and music /

Gaspar van Weerbeke : new perspectives on his life and music /

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Imprint:	Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2019] ©2019
Description:	332 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 29 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Collection "Epitome musical," 2565-8166 Collection "Epitome musical."
Subject:	Weerbeke, Gaspar van, -- approximately 1445- Weerbeke, Gaspar van, -- approximately 1445- -- Criticism and interpretation. Weerbeke, Gaspar van, -- approximately 1445- Composers -- Netherlands -- Biography. Composers. Netherlands. Biographies. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Music score Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12023682

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Other authors / contributors:	Lindmayr-Brandl, Andrea, editor. Kolb, Paul Lawrence, 1986- editor. Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance.
ISBN:	2503584543 9782503584546
Notes:	"Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance"--Page facing title page. Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-322) and indexes.
Summary:	This book presents a collection of essays on the life and works of Gaspar van Weerbeke, one of the most successful Franco-Flemish musicians of the second half of the fifteenth century, revisiting his biography, reception, and compositional output. Gaspar van Weerbeke was one of the most successful Franco-Flemish musicians of the second half of the fifteenth century, holding prestigious positions in the Sforza court in Milan, the Burgundian court chapel, and the papal chapel in Rome. His compositions were widely transmitted in manuscript and print sources throughout Europe, and he was one of the best represented composers in the early Italian music prints of Ottaviano Petrucci. Despite the high esteem of his contemporaries, Gaspar has up to now played only a peripheral role in Renaissance music historiography. This book is the first collection of research articles dedicated exclusively to the life and works of Gaspar. While the basic facts of Gaspar's life have long been known, the book fleshes out the details, presenting a more differentiated and complex picture of his biography. Analysis of a wide range of Gaspar's compositional output leads to new interpretations of his approach to different genres: masses, motets, and motet cycles. His relatively small quantity of songs is revisited in light of the confusion - both then and now - over the meaning and validity of their attributions. This book seeks to promote further research on this composer and place him in his appropriate place in music history.

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Summary:	Gaspar van Weerbeke was one of the most successful Franco-Flemish musicians of the second half of the fifteenth century, holding prestigious positions in the Sforza court in Milan, the Burgundian court chapel, and the papal chapel in Rome. His compositions were widely transmitted in manuscript and print sources throughout Europe, and he was one of the best represented composers in the early Italian music prints of Ottaviano Petrucci. Despite the high esteem of his contemporaries, Gaspar has up to now played only a peripheral role in Renaissance music historiography. This book is the first collection of research articles dedicated exclusively to the life and works of Gaspar. While the basic facts of Gaspar's life have long been known, the book fleshes out the details, presenting a more differentiated and complex picture of his biography. Analysis of a wide range of Gaspar's compositional output leads to new interpretations of his approach to different genres: masses, motets, and motet cycles. His relatively small quantity of songs is revisited in light of the confusion-both then and now-over the meaning and validity of their attributions. This book seeks to promote further research on this composer and place him in his appropriate place in music history.
Item Description:	"Centre d'études supérieures de la Renaissance"--Page facing title page.
Physical Description:	332 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 29 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-322) and indexes.
ISBN:	2503584543 9782503584546
ISSN:	2565-8166