Medieval Instrumental Dances Simon Harrison and prepared the way for

and prepared the way for power to be shifted from the people of the region to such international agencies as NATO

The two concluding sequences chart voyages across the Atlantic

Resisting the pressures of capitalism

The Lisbon coast

from office politics to world politics—Moskowitz identifies a debilitating ''sense of self'' that is intimately bound up with the major developments of the twentieth century

Medieval Instrumental Dances Simon Harrison and prepared the way forIn Europe the tradition of secular dance has continued unbroken until the present. In the late Middle Ages it was an important and frequent event for the nobility a gracious way to entertain guests, for the peasantry a welcome relaxation from the toils of the day. Now back in print, this collection presents compositions that are known or suspected to be instrumental dances from before ca. 1420. The 47 pieces vary in length and style and come from