- 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, 1970
- lxxv + 230 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. Vol. I presents 118 ascribed compositions.
Contents
- Foreword
- 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 ] - Index of Text Incipits
- Introduction
- A. General Outline
- B. The Main Sources
- C. The Composers
- D. The Forms
- E. The Notation
- F. The Development of Style
- G. Notes on Performances
- H. Editorial Remarks
- Bibliography
- Abbreviations
- Sources
- Commentary
- Guide to Pronunciation
- Texts
- Music