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Allegorical Play in the Old French Motet: The Sacred and the Profane in Thirteenth-Century Polyphony (Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture)
Allegorical Play in the Old French Motet The Sacred and the Profane in ThirteenthCentury Polyphony - Figurae: Reading Medieval Culture
Author: Sylvia Huot
The motet began as a form of sacred vocal music in several parts; a cantus firmus or tenor, drawn from sacred Latin chant, served as a foundation for one or more upper voices. The French motet was a well-established form by the middle of the thirteenth century, as were bilingual motets that combined at least one French and one Latin text among t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780804727174
ISBN-10: 0804727171
Publication Date: 5/1/1997
Pages: 248
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Stanford University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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