Haydn Society Records
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Hartford: Haydn Society Records
1959
Volume 1
Music of the Middle Ages
A TREASURY OF EARLY MUSIC
An Anthology of Masterworks
of
The Middle Ages, The Renaissance,
and The Baroque
Compiled and Edited
with notes by
CARL PARRISH
Under the Direction of
MOGENS WOLDIKE
Recorded in conjunction with
W. W. NORTON & COMPANY, INC.
A Treasury of Early Music is a
rich collection of fifty pieces of music illustrating the development
of musical style from the early middle ages to the middle of the
eighteenth century. The selections have been carefully chosen first
because they illustrate some important step in the evolution of musical
style, and second because they are intrinsically interesting and
beautiful pieces of music. Whenever possible, complete musical
compositions or sections of compositions which in themselves form
complete musical units are given. Each piece fills in a detail in the
picture of the development of European music, from the first, which
illustrates one of the four great Western liturgies, to the last, a chef d'oeuvre from the realm of Baroque comic opera. Some of the examples are published here for the first time.
Dr. Parrish is professor of music at Vassar College, and coeditor with John F. Ohl of the companion volume Masterpieces of Music Before 1750.
A set of three LP records containing all the compositions in the Masterpieces book is also available on the Haydn Society label. Their titles are:
"Gregorian Chant to the 16th Century" (HSE-9038 )
"The 16th and 17th Centuries" (HSE-9039)
"The 17th and 18th Centuries" (HSE-9040)