French Secular Compositions of the 14th Century: Vol. III, Anonymous Virelais, Rondeaux, Chansons, Canons. Appendix: Compositions with Latin Texts

  • Edited by Willi Apel
  • Edition of the Literary Texts by Samuel N. Rosenberg
  • (Series: Corpus Mensurabilis Musicae, 53 [3 volumes])
  • Dallas and Rome: American Institute of Musicology, 1972
  • lxiii + 223 pages
  • Paperback: ISBN-10 1595511474 (for 3-volume set)
  • Paperback: ISBN-13 978-1595511478 (for 3-volume set)

The three volumes of Willi Apel’s major work contain the entire repertory of 14th-century French secular polyphony, with only two exceptions: the works of Machaut and the compositions in the codex Torino. Volume III comprises 55 virelais, 40 rondeaux, 3 chansons, 6 canons, and 12 secular compositions with Latin texts—all anonymous.

Contents

  • List of Compositions
    [The website of the American Institute of Musicology provides a listing of the compositions in this volume: http://www.corpusmusicae.com/cmm/cmm_cc053.htm ]
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography
  • Abbreviations
  • Sources
  • Commentary
    • Virelais
    • Rondeaux
    • Chansons
    • Canons
    • Compositions with Latin Texts
  • Guide to Pronunciation
  • Texts
    • Virelais
    • Rondeaux
    • Chansons
    • Canons
    • Latin Texts
  • Glossary
  • List of Proper Names
  • Music
    • Virelais
    • Rondeaux
    • Chansons
    • Canons
    • Compositions with Latin Texts