The Heaven Singing I: Music in Early English Religious Drama

by Richard Rastall

Its scope is impressive... a formidable achievement, indispensable for any serious and comprehensive study of early English drama. MEDIUM AEVUM

Richard Rastall's two books on music in early English religious drama complement each other. Heaven Singing provides an overview of the evidence for music in the plays, and defines the place, nature and cultural contexts ofmusic in the drama; Minstrels Playing is a discussion of the evidence for every...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859915506
• ISBN13: 9780859915502
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 452 Pages
• Weight: 1.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"