Medieval Music: A Guide to Research and Resources

Examines topics ranging from core repertory of monophony; birth of polyphony; organum, conductus, motet and polyphonic song; key composers; and institutions, culture and collections.

Seventeen leading scholars cover key aspects of medieval music from the emergence of plainsong to the end of the 14th century by discussing repertory; styles; techniques; music from Italy, German-speaking lands, and Iberia; liturgy; vernacular poetry; reception; and many other topics.

Highlights the diversity of practice and richness of the chant repertory in the Middle Ages by providing "an introduction, designed both for those to whom the subject is new and those who require a reference work for advanced study."