Polyphony in Medieval Paris

Redefines musical analysis for a period that marks the beginnings of composition as we know it now.

List of figures; List of tables; List of musical examples; Acknowledgements; Manuscript sigla; Abbreviations; A note on transcriptions and numbering systems; Introduction; 1. Plainchant in polyphony: the gradual Propter Veritatem in organa, clausulae and motets; 2. Mini clausulae and the Magnus Liber Organi; 3. Texting clausulae: repetition and regularity on the Regnat tenor; 4. Transcribing motets: vernacular refrain melodies in Magnus Liber clausulae; 5. Framing motets: quoting and crafting refrains against plainchant tenors; 6. Intertextuality, song and female voices in motets on a Saint Elizabeth of Hungary tenor; 7. From Florence to Fauvel: re-reading musical paradigms through a long-lived Iohanne motet; 8. Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.