Routledge On the Origin and Progress of the Art of Music - Taverner

John Taverner's lectures on music represent the only complete surviving university music course from early modern England, originally composed in 1611 in both English and Latin. Delivered at Gresham College in London between 1611 and 1638, these lectures titled De Ortu et Progressu Artis Music offer a unique historical record of Renaissance musical education grounded in humanist scholarship. This critical edition from Routledge's Music Theory in Britain, 1500-1700 series provides scholars, musicians and students of music history with direct access to Taverner's systematic approach to understanding music's origins and development during a transformative period in Western musical thought. The work reflects Taverner's pedagogical vision and his intention to establish music education on classical and humanist foundations, making it an invaluable resource for anyone studying the evolution of music theory and practice in Renaissance England.