Richard Freedman's Music in the Renaissance shows how music and
other forms of expression were adapted to changing tastes and ideals in
Renaissance courts and churches. Giving due weight to sacred, secular,
and instrumental genres, Freedman invites readers to consider who made
music, who sponsored and listened to it, who preserved and owned it, and
what social and aesthetic purposes it served. While focusing on broad
themes such as music and the literary imagination and the art of
improvisation, he also describes Europeans' musical encounters with
other cultures and places.
Western Music in Context: A Norton History
comprises six volumes of moderate length, each written in an engaging
style by a recognized expert. Authoritative and current, the series
examines music in the broadest sense―as sounds notated, performed, and
heard―focusing not only on composers and works, but also on broader
social and intellectual currents.
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