Oral and Written Transmission in Chant (Music in Medieval Europe)

Oral and Written Transmission in Chant (Music in Medieval Europe)

by ThomasForrestKelly (Author)

Synopsis

The writing down of music is one of the triumphant technologies of the West. Without writing, the performance of music involves some combination of memory and improvisation. This volume deals with the materials of chant from the point of view of transmission.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 452
Publisher: Ashgate
Published: 01 Dec 2008

ISBN 10: 0754626261
ISBN 13: 9780754626268