How did medieval musicians learn to perform? How did they compose?
What was their sense of the history and purpose of music? The Summa
musice, a treatise on practical music from c.1200, sheds light on
all these questions. It is a manual for young singers who are
learning Gregorian chant for the first time, and provides a compact
but comprehensive introduction to notation, performance and
composition, written in a mixture of Latin prose and verse. More
than that, however, it is also an introduction to medieval culture:
what educated people believed to be worth knowing about music, how
they reasoned when they discussed musical questions, the nature of
musical thought and how it was expressed. Christopher Page's 1991
book provides an edition of the Latin text taken from the only
surviving original copy, together with an English translation. Both
texts are copiously annotated and introduced by an authoritative
and illuminating editorial commentary.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 1991 |
First published: |
1991 |
Editors: |
Christopher Page
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
294 |
Edition: |
New |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-40420-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Music >
General
Books >
Music >
General
|
LSN: |
0-521-40420-7 |
Barcode: |
9780521404204 |
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