Thomas Forrest Kelly, Early Music: A Very Short Introduction

Katrina Mitchell University of Kansas/Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City

Abstract

In this recent addition to the Very Short Introduction series (Oxford University Press), Thomas Forrest Kelly weaves much of the story of early music and its revival. Kelly’s slim volume is notable for its detailed overview of genres, idioms, and prominent composers of the medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque eras; he also provides a reasonable approach to performance practice as well as an extensive account of the early-music revival. While not necessarily appropriate as a stand-alone text in a music history survey course, the book could function most effectively as an additional source for graduate seminars in performance practice or early-music performance.

Author Biography

Katrina Mitchell, University of Kansas/Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City

Katrina Mitchell holds a PhD in musicology from the University of Kansas, where she is currently serving as Lecturer. She has presented papers at the annual conference of the Great Plains Chapter of the College Music Society, and also presented part of her doctoral research on Lucrezia Vizzana’s Componimenti musicali at the National Early Music Association’s international conference in 2009. She has performed with local early music ensembles and holds an Adjunct position at Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City.

Published

2012-02-21

Issue

Vol 2 No 2: (Spring 2012)

Section

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