Contents: Introduction: defining the Renaissance in music; Part I The Idea of a Musical Renaissance: Music, humanism, and the idea of a 'rebirth' of the arts, Reinhard Strohm; Music historiography and the definition of 'Renaissance', Jessie Ann Owens; Zum Paradigmenwechsel in der Musik der Renaissance: vom numerus sonorus zur musica poetica, Klaus Wolfgang NiemA?ller; Les humanistes florentins et la polyphonie liturgique, Giovanni Zanovello; Some English poems in praise of music, James Hutton; Number to sound: introduction, Paolo Gozza. Part II Reforme and Contre-Reforme: Music and religion in early modern European history, Helmut Georg Koenigsberger; Huldrych Zwingli - der Musiker, Hannes Reimann; Luther's theological understanding of music, Robin A. Leaver; The origins of Calvin's theology of music, 1536-1543, Charles Garside Jr; Liturgical necessity in the English Church, Robin A. Leaver; Music and the early Jesuits (1540-1565), Thomas D. Culley and Clement J. McNaspy; The Council of Trent revisited, Craig A. Monson; The repertory of the Papal chapel and the Counter-Reformation, Mitchell P. Brauner; Between stage and divine service: Jesuits and theatrical music, Franz KA?rndle; Name index.
