Scribes at Work, Scribes at Play: Challenges for Editors of the 'ars subtilior'

Title
Scribes at Work, Scribes at Play: Challenges for Editors of the 'ars subtilior'
Publication Date
2013
Author(s)
Stoessel, Jason
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7873-2664
Email: jstoess2@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:jstoess2
Editor
Editor(s): Theodor Dumitrescu, Karl Kugle, Marnix van Berchum
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Brepols Publishers
Place of publication
Turnhout, Belgium
Edition
1
Series
Epitome Musical
UNE publication id
une:15296
Abstract
This study examines how editing might utilize an understanding of underlying paradigms or epistemes of systems of knowledge in its critical approach to past sources of notated music. For the most part, the focus here is the Western European polyphonic song repertoire evident in the quarter-century either side of the year 1400 commonly called the 'ars subtilior'. Scholars define this repertoire according to technologies of music writing (notational innovation) and elements of musical style such as polymensurality, advanced proportionality, and an expanded relative-pitch field. Investigating both past and more recent epistemologies of music and music writing presents an opportunity to throw present editing's critical approaches into stark contrast with past concepts. Awareness of the differences between past and present approaches to musical writing and to the musical performance must inform music editing. The reasons for this statement will become apparent during this discussion. For now, I begin with a brief overview of recent paradigm shifts in communication and their immediate effects on music technologies.
Link
Citation
Early Music Editing: Principles, Historiography, Future Directions, p. 49-75
ISBN
9782503551517
Start page
49
End page
75

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