Download or read book Renaissance and Baroque Music written by Friedrich Blume and published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated. This book was released on 1967 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These two essays were written by Professor Blume for the monumental encyclopedia of which he was the editor, Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart. In the first study he examines the concept of the term 'Renaissance, ' summing up the views of art historians and others; the Renaissance attitude toward music: the treatment of the Renaissance as a period in music history: the various national styles and the types of composition in that period (this section constitutes about half of the essay); and finally the accomplishments of the Renaissance in music.