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Book Review
Jan. 31st, 2023 01:21 pmEight Centuries of Troubadours and Trouvéres: The Changing Identity of Medieval Music
John Haines
This book covers the way troubadour and trouvere music has been perceived, imagined, and interpreted from the time of its creation up to the present. Haines concentrates on the activities of musicologists and historians rather than those of practicing musicians. He gives a lot of attention to the progress of musicological work on the troubadours and trouveres and to scholarly endeavours and debates around the rhythmic interpretation of the music. Haines also addresses the way troubadours and trouveres and their works fit into ideas about the middle ages, how they were used to promote regional and national identities, and their continued relevancy in the 21st century.
As someone with a long-standing interest in and love of medieval music, I found Eight Centuries of Troubadours and Trouvéres pretty compelling. I especially liked the material on the changing perceptions and uses of this music and how it all fits into larger cultural and intellectual trends. Haines' writing is engaging and his arguments persuasive.
John Haines
This book covers the way troubadour and trouvere music has been perceived, imagined, and interpreted from the time of its creation up to the present. Haines concentrates on the activities of musicologists and historians rather than those of practicing musicians. He gives a lot of attention to the progress of musicological work on the troubadours and trouveres and to scholarly endeavours and debates around the rhythmic interpretation of the music. Haines also addresses the way troubadours and trouveres and their works fit into ideas about the middle ages, how they were used to promote regional and national identities, and their continued relevancy in the 21st century.
As someone with a long-standing interest in and love of medieval music, I found Eight Centuries of Troubadours and Trouvéres pretty compelling. I especially liked the material on the changing perceptions and uses of this music and how it all fits into larger cultural and intellectual trends. Haines' writing is engaging and his arguments persuasive.
