Music and Riddle Culture in the Renaissance

Contents

• Introduction
• 1. The culture of the enigmatic from classical antiquity to the Renaissance
• 2. Devising musical riddles in the Renaissance
• 3. The reception of the enigmatic in music theory
• 4. Riddles visualised
• Conclusion
• Appendix 1. A brief introduction to mensural notation
• Appendix 2. Catalogue of enigmatic canonic inscriptions Bonnie J. Blackburn.