The Cambridge History of Medieval Music (2 vols.) by Mark Everist (Editor); Thomas Forrest Kelly (Editor)All of the major aspects of medieval music are considered, including the earliest genres of chant, through the music of the liturgy, to the vernacular song of the trouvères and troubadours. Alongside this account of the core repertory of monophony, The Cambridge History of Medieval Music tells the story of the birth of polyphonic music, and studies the genres of organum, conductus, motet and polyphonic song.
Manuscripts and Medieval Song: Inscription, Performance, Context by Helen Deeming (Editor); Elizabeth Eva Leach (Editor)Looks manuscripts of medieval songs through ten case studies, representing key sources in Latin, French, German, and English from across Europe during the Middle Ages. Uncover what these books and the songs within them meant to their medieval audience and reveal a wealth of new information about the original contexts of songs both in performance and as committed to parchment.