The hurdy-gurdy, or vielle, has been part of European musical life since the eleventh century. In eighteenth-century France, improvements in its sound and appea

This book, first published in 1974, has become the classic study of one of the most popular musical forms in early eighteenth-century France. It not only docume

This accessible Companion provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive introduction to French music from the early middle ages to the present.