A world-renowned scholar of plainchant, Kenneth Levy has spent a
portion of his career investigating the nature and ramifications of
this repertory's shift from an oral tradition to the written
versions dating to the tenth century. In "Gregorian Chant and the
Carolingians, " which represents the culmination of his research,
Levy seeks to change long-held perceptions about certain crucial
stages of the evolution and dissemination of the old corpus of
plainchant--most notably the assumption that such a large and
complex repertory could have become and remained fixed for over a
century while still an oral tradition. Levy portrays the
promulgation of an authoritative body of plainchant during the
reign of Charlemagne by clearly differentiating between actual
evidence, hypotheses, and received ideas.
How many traditions of oral chant existed before the tenth
century? Among the variations noted in written chant, can one point
to a single version as being older or more authentic than the
others? What precursors might there have been to the notational
system used in all the surviving manuscripts, where the notational
system seems fully formed and mature? In answering questions that
have long vexed many scholars of Gregorian chant's early history,
Levy offers fresh explanations of such topics as the origin of
Latin neumes, the shifting relationships between memory and early
notations, and the puzzling differences among the first surviving
neume-species from the tenth century, which have until now impeded
a critical restoration of the Carolingian musical forms.
General
Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 1998 |
First published: |
March 1998 |
Authors: |
Kenneth Levy
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Dimensions: |
254 x 197 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
296 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-01733-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Music >
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Books >
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General
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LSN: |
0-691-01733-6 |
Barcode: |
9780691017334 |
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