Medieval music in its cultural, social, and intellectual contexts. Margot Fassler's Music in the Medieval West imaginativelyreconstructs the repertoire of the Middle Ages by drawing on a widerange of sources. In addition to highlighting the ceremonial anddramatic functions of medieval music (both sacred and secular), shepays special attention to the exchange of musical ideas, thedevelopment of musical notation and other methods of transmission,and the role of women in musical culture. Western Music in Context: A Norton History comprises sixvolumes of moderate length, each written in an engaging style by arecognized expert. Authoritative and current, the series examinesmusic in the broadest sense?as sounds notated, performed, andheard?focusing not only on composers and works, but also onbroader social and intellectual currents.