... of the borrowing, sketches, compositional process, and typical practice; and evidence regarding the purpose of the borrowing, including structural or thematic functions, use as a model, extramusical associations, and humor. Ideally, an argument for borrowing should address all three categories. Exploring instances...

... Isaac's Inviolata integra et casta es Maria and Alma redemptoris mater , we can learn a great deal about compositional process in the period. Inviolata , which features a cantus firmus in strict canon after two measures, consists of two-, three-, and four-voice modules. Moreover, understanding the modular...

... the Siena Choirbook, 154 55n49) in fact called attention to this combination of voices, but without pursuing its implications for the compositional process. 19 See Collectie Middelnederlandse en Latijnse Geestelijke Liederen/Collection of Middle Dutch and Latin Sacred Songs ca. 1500: Brussel, Koninklijke...