Western Plainchant: A Handbook

ISBN-13: 9780198165729 / Angielski / Miękka / 1995 / 760 str.

Hiley

Opis

Plainchant is the oldest substantial body of music that has been preserved in any shape or form. It was first written down in Western Europe in the eighth to ninth centuries. Many thousands of chants have been sung at different times or places in a multitude of forms and styles, responding to the differing needs of the church through the ages. This book provides a clear and concise introduction, designed both for those to whom the subject is new and those who require a reference work for advanced study. It begins with an explanation of the liturgies that plainchant was designed to serve. It describes all the chief genres of chant, different types of liturgical book, and plainchant notations. After an exposition of early medieval theoretical writing on plainchant, Hiley provides a historical survey that traces the constantly changing nature of the repertory. He also discusses important musicians and centers of composition. Copiously illustrated with over 200 musical examples, this book highlights the diversity of practice and richness of the chant repertory in the Middle Ages. It will be an indispensable introduction and reference source on this important music for many years to come.

Recenzje

anyone interested in medieval music will need a copy

Spis treści

Analytical table; List of illustrations; List of tables; List of music examples; Note on music examples; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Plaintchant in the Liturgy; Chant genres; Liturgical books and plainchant sources; Notation; Plates; Plainchant and early music theory; Plainchant up to the eighth century; The Carolingian century; Gregorian chant and other chant repertories; Persons and places; Reformations of Gregorian chant; The restoration of medieval chant; Index.