Ruth I. DeFord offers new insights on Renaissance theories of rhythm and their application to the analysis and performance of music.

Ruth I. DeFord's book explores how tactus, mensuration, and rhythm were employed to articulate form and shape in the period from c.1420 to c.1600. Divided into

From the emergence of plainsong to the end of the fourteenth century, this Companion covers all the key aspects of medieval music. Divided into three main secti

Throughout the Renaissance, composers often expressed themselves in a language of riddles and puzzles, which they embedded within the music and lyrics of their

An Organ solo composed by Tomas de Santa Maria.