Early Musical Borrowing

Examining the common compositional practice of borrowing or imitation in 15th-and 16th-century music, this text addresses how and why borrowing was used, the significance of borrowing, the techniques of borrowing, and its recognizable features. It provides an overview and sheds light on previously unexplored aspects of early musical borrowing.

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A timely addition to Routledge's Criticism and Analysis of Early Music series, this collection of essays examines the common compositional practice of borrowing or imitation in fifteenth-and sixteenth-century music, addressing how and why borrowing was used, the significance of borrowing, the techniques of borrowing, and its recognizable features. The book provides a broad overview of this common practice and sheds light on previously unexplored aspects of early musical borrowing. It functions as both an introduction to the subject as well as a guide for further research. The contributors, all highly regarded in their field, offer new insights that will change the way we view borrowing.