2004, ISBN: afff79f587739fd8a2c265b4c7774a5a

[PU: University of California, Berkeley CA,], MUSIC RENAISSANCE WESTERN CLASSICAL 41732, Octavo; hardcover; 374pp. Minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper now professionally protected by superior n… More...

[PU: University of California, Berkeley CA,], MUSIC RENAISSANCE WESTERN CLASSICAL 41732, Octavo; hardcover; 374pp. Minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper now professionally protected by superior non-adhesive polypropylene film. Near fine. Postage quoted is for a standard format octavo book. Final charges may vary depending on size and weight. An illuminating cultural interpretation of the Italian madrigal, one of the most influential repertories of the Renaissance. A genre that sought to produce simulations in sound of complex interiorities, the madrigal introduced into music a vast range of new signifying practices; musical representations of emotions, desire, gender stereotypes, reason , madness, tensions between mind and body. In doing so, it not only greatly expanded the expressive agendas of European music but also recorded certain assumptions of the time concerning selfhood, making it an invaluable resource for understanding the history of Western Subjectivity. Includes in musical notation a 140 page appendix of examples.<