Although medieval English music has been relatively neglected in comparison with repertoire from France and Italy, there are few classical musicians today who have not listened to the thirteenth-century song 'Sumer is icumen in', or read of the achievements and fame of fifteenth-century composer John Dunstaple. Similarly, the identification of a distinctively English musical style (sometimes understood as the contenance angloise) has been made on numerous occasions by writers exploring the extent to which English ideas influenced polyphonic composition abroad. Angel song: Medieval English music in history examines the ways in which the standard narratives of English musical history have been crafted, from the Middle Ages to the present. Colton challenges the way in which the concept of a canon of English music has been built around a handful of pieces, composers and practices, each of which offers opportunities for a reappraisal of English musical and devotional cultures between 1250 and 1460.
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- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables and musical examples
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: ‘Merrie England’, cultural memory and the writing of English musical history
- 1 ‘The greatest musical curiosity extant’: ‘Sumer is icumen in’ and the canon of English music
- 2 Anglicus angelicus: Was English music political?
- 3 Authorship, musicianship and value in medieval English history
- 4 Who was John Dunstaple?
- 5 The idea of English music: Identity, ethnicity and musical style
- 6 Contenance angloise: A reappraisal
- Epilogue
- Appendix A: John Dunstaple and other relevant people in historical records
- Appendix B: Hertfordshire Record Office MS 44505
- Appendix C: Property owned by John Dunstaple and his heirs
- Bibliography
- Index
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