TY - BOOK AU - Kelly,Thomas Forrest TI - Early music: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780199830602 AV - ML457 .K45 2011eb U1 - 780.9 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Performance practice (Music) KW - Music KW - Interpretation (Phrasing, dynamics, etc.) KW - 500-1400 KW - History and criticism KW - 15th century KW - 16th century KW - 17th century KW - Pratique de l'exécution (Musique) KW - Musique KW - Histoire et critique KW - 15e siècle KW - 16e siècle KW - 17e siècle KW - MUSIC KW - History & Criticism KW - bisacsh KW - cct KW - fast KW - Uitvoeringspraktijk KW - gtt KW - Oude muziek KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-124) and indexes; What does "early music" mean? -- Repertories: medieval -- Repertories: renaissance -- Repertories: baroque -- Performing issues -- The modern early music revival N2 - From Gregorian chant to Bach's Brandenburg Concerti, the music of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods is both beautiful and intriguing, expanding our horizons as it nourishes our souls. In this Very Short Introduction, Thomas Forrest Kelly provides not only a compact overview of the music itself, but also a lively look at the many attempts over the last two centuries to revive it. Kelly shows that the early-music revival has long been grounded in the idea of spontaneity, of excitement, and of recapturing experiences otherwise lost to us--either the rediscovery of little-known repert UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=361958 ER -