Publisher:
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London
The first century of music printing in Germany had its own internal dynamics, affected by political and social events such as the Reformation. Yet it also had an international dimension: German printers set up shops all around Europe, taking...
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The first century of music printing in Germany had its own internal dynamics, affected by political and social events such as the Reformation. Yet it also had an international dimension: German printers set up shops all around Europe, taking materials and techniques with them, or exporting necessary materials such as type. For the first time, this collection brings together the different strands that define the German music printing landscape from the late fifteenth to the late sixteenth century. From the earliest developments in music printing and publishing, to printing techniques and solutions, the commerce of music printing, and intellectual history, the chapters outline broad trends in the production of different genres of printed books and examine the work of individual printers. The book draws upon the rich information gathered for the online database Catalogue of early German printed music / Verzeichnis deutscher Musikfruhdrucke (vdm), the first systematic descriptive catalogue of music printed in the German-speaking lands between c. 1470 and 1540, allowing precise conclusions about the material production of these printed musical sources. The result is a highly original and varied picture of the beginnings of music printing in a geographical region that, until now, has been somewhat neglected.
Publisher:
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, London
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Routledge, New York
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of plates -- List of figures and music examples -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I Music printing and publishing in the fifteenth century -- 1...
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Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of plates -- List of figures and music examples -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- PART I Music printing and publishing in the fifteenth century -- 1 Early music printing and ecclesiastic patronage -- 2 German-speaking printers and the development of music printing in Spain (1485â1505) -- PART II Printing techniques: problems and solutions -- 3 âMade in Germanyâ: the dissemination of mensural German music types outside the German-speaking area (and vice versa), up to 1650 -- 4 Printing music: technical challenges and synthesis, 1450â1530 -- 5 âSynopsis musicaeâ: charts and tables in sixteenth-century music textbooks -- PART III Music printing and commerce -- 6 Melchior Lotter: a German âmusic printerâ -- 7 The music books of Christian Egenolff: bad impressions = good return on investment -- 8 The music editions of Christian Egenolff: a new catalogue and its implications -- PART IV Music printing and intellectual history -- 9 The cult of Luther in music -- 10 Theobald Billican and Michaelâs ode settings in print: notes on an exceptional transmission -- 11 Polyphonic music in early German print: changing perspectives in music historiography -- Index
