| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 153 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Studies in dance ; v. 2 |
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Studies in dance ; v. 2.
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| Contents |
pt. 1. History -- Introduction: Brief comments on the istampittas and the role of Arabic culture in European history -- I. Medieval Instrumental Music: an overview of European late medieval music with an emphasis on the secular and the surviving sources -- II. Instrumental Music in Trecento Italy -- pt. 2. The Music -- III. The 'Lo' Manuscript: the physical work and its contents -- IV. The 'Lo' Dances: the dances with emphasis on the istampittas are compared to contemporary European works -- V. The Istampittas -- An Analysis -- VI. The 'Lo' Istampittas as Arabic Artifacts: Arabic musical traits, specifically ornamentation, are examined with an eye to the istampittas |
| Summary |
Annotation. This work focuses on eight of the dances, the 'istampittas, ' linked etymologically to the 'estampie, ' a French dance, whose origins are here examined with an eye toward Italian and French music and civilization, as well as the music and society of the Arabs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-144) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
British Library. Manuscript. Additional 29987.
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Estampies -- History and criticism
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Dance music -- Italy -- Middle Eastern influences
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Dance music -- Italy -- 500-1400 -- History and criticism
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MUSIC -- Musical Instruments -- General.
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MUSIC -- Printed Music -- Band & Orchestra.
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Dance music
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Dance music -- Middle Eastern influences
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Estampies
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Italy
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2001018698 |
| ISBN |
9780773421608 |
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0773421602 |
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0773474285 |
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9780773474284 |
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