French Renaissance Music and Beyond Studies in Memory of Frank Dobbins ISBN: 9782503579603 (pb) edited by Marie-Alexis Colin PRICE: DESCRIPTION: $130.00 (pb) This volume presents 34 studies (750p) in English, French, and Italian, assembled as a tribute by friends and former students from around the world to the late Frank Dobbins (1943-2012), PUBLICATION DATE: distinguished scholar of the French chanson in early modern Europe. The book is built around 19 January 2019 (pb) studies of music in the Renaissance and Baroque periods (which form the core of the book), together with contributions about music composed between the second half of the eighteenthcentury BINDING: and the twentieth centuries; these reflect both the wide-ranging variety of Frank's interests, and the Paperback range of his friendships. Secular, sacred, vocal, and instrumental music are all treated, while individual essays focus upon codicology, music printing and editing, music analysis, music theory, PAGES: text-setting, biography, music and literature, music and theology, and both thereception and 730 sociology of music. They include major discoveries about the diffusion of Jacques Moderne's choirbooks, Josquin's music, and musical and archival sources, while a number cast new light on ILLUSTRATIONS: different repertories. Illus. Contributors : C. Ballman, I. Bartlett, C. Cavicchi, D. Charlton, A. Coeurdevey, M. Cornaz, E. PUBLISHER: Corswarem. A. Di Profio, J. Duchamp, M. Egan-Buffet, D. Fabris, I. Fenlon, F. Fitch, M. M. Fontaine, Brepols Publishers G. Garden, O. Grellety Bosviel, J. Griffiths, L. Guillo, F. Guilloux, M. Ham, R. Jacob, T. Knighton, G. Mc Donald, F. de Médicis, P. Nicolas, L. Sawkins, A. Scarcez, K. Schiltz, M. Talbot, A. Tacaille, S. IMPRINT: Thieffry, D. Trottier, H. Vanhulst, O. Wahnon de Oliveira, D. Wright, V. Zara. Brepols Publishers SERIES: Epitome musical READER INTERESTS: Music Renaissance Studies .