Music and riddle culture in the Renaissance / by Schiltz, Katelijne, 1974-, Blackburn, Bonnie J.

Table of Contents: “…The culture of the enigmatic from Classical Antiquity to the Renaissance -- Devising musical riddles in the Renaissance -- The reception of the enigmatic in music theory -- Riddles visualised.…”
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Music and riddle culture in the Renaissance / by Schiltz, Katelijne, 1974-, Blackburn, Bonnie J.

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Epigraph -- Table of contents -- List of plates -- List of figures -- List of music examples -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- List of manuscript sigla -- List of printed music -- Introduction -- 1 The culture of the enigmatic from Classical Antiquity to the Renaissance -- Classical Antiquity and the Middle Ages -- Riddles in the Renaissance -- The discourse on obscurity -- Obscurity in rhetoric -- Causes of obscurity -- 'Allegoria, quae est obscurior': the riddle as trope -- Deliberate obscurity -- Docta obscuritas -- Influences of Augustine -- Positive resonances in the Renaissance -- 2 Devising musical riddles in the Renaissance -- The message of the notation -- Why obscurity? …”
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