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Western Plainchant: A Handbook

Door David Hiley

Categorie	Muziekgeschiedenis
Boeknummer	#417241-YA10
Titel	Western Plainchant: A Handbook
Auteur	Hiley, David
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Oxford University Press
Jaar van uitgave	1993
ISBN10	0198162898
ISBN13	9780198162896
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original blue cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, musical scales, small 4to.
Samenvatting	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 historica... (Lees verder)l 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.
Pagina's	661
Conditie	Goed — Dust jacket stretched.
Prijs	€ 150,00

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