The medieval chant of Byzantium is but little-known, although a
large body of music has been preserved in neumatic notation. Coming
into use about AD 1150, the Middle Byzantine musical notation is
the earliest notational type of Byzantium that can be transcribed
with reasonable accuracy; the musical content of manuscripts
earlier than c. 1150 can only be fully understood through Middle
Byzantine versions. The book discusses such topics as chant
transmission before the neumes, the varieties of Byzantine musical
notations, words and music in Byzantine chant, Byzantine and
Western neumatic notations, modes, melody and intervals, but its
purpose above all is to serve as a key to the deciphering of
melodies written in the Middle Byzantine notation. In addition, the
book presents a panorama of the styles of Byzantine chant from
simple psalmody to melismatic chant and it is accompanied by a set
of specimens of musical manuscripts of known date and provenance.
The text includes more than sixty musical examples and is provided
with an annotated bibliography.
General
| Imprint: |
Museum Tusculanum Press
|
| Country of origin: |
Denmark |
| Release date: |
September 2011 |
| First published: |
August 2011 |
| Authors: |
Christian Troelsgard
|
| Dimensions: |
303 x 219 x 2mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
142 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-87-635-3158-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Music >
General
Books >
Music >
General
|
| LSN: |
87-635-3158-5 |
| Barcode: |
9788763531580 |
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