I have been thirsty for information on early music, as there are no books that provide professional explanations; this book is a great treasure. Looking at the table of contents, the author organizes the content into six chapters—1. Medieval Chant, 2. Medieval Secular Singing, 3. Renaissance Chant, 4. Renaissance Secular Music, 5. Baroque Sacred Music, and 6. Baroque Secular Music—making it easy to understand by distinguishing between religious and secular music and dividing the period into