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The "Musica" of Hermannus Contractus (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
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The "Musica" of Hermannus Contractus (Hardcover, Annotated Ed)
Series: Eastman Studies in Music
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The renowned treatise on music, by an eleventh-century monk, in a
critical edition with annotated English translation, introduction,
and detailed indexes. Long recognized as one of the most important
medieval treatises on music, the Musica of Hermannus Contractus is
here presented in a newly revised translation, with commentary
reflecting the best current scholarship. A polymath and monk,
Hermannus Contractus (1013-54) contributed to the important
advancements made in European arts and sciences in the first half
of the eleventh century, writing on history, astronomy, and
time-keeping devices,among other topics, and composing several
chants. His music theory, founded on a systematic treatment of
traditional concepts and terminology dating back to the ancient
Greeks, is concerned largely with the organization of pitchin
Gregorian chant. Hermann's approach stems from Germanic
species-based thought, and is marked by a distinction between
aspects of form and aspects of position, privileging the latter. He
expresses this in terms imported from then-new developments in
Italian music theory, thus acting as a nexus for the two
traditions. Numerology and number symbolism play significant roles
in Hermann's theories, and his critiques of other theorists offer
insights into medieval intellectual life. Hermann also uses chant
citations and exercises to help his readers apply theory to
practice. John L. Snyder's revised edition of Ellinwood's
long-standard 1952 text and translation offers a new introduction,
including codicological descriptions of the sources; a critical
edition of the Latin text with an annotated English translation on
facing pages; appendices detailing the documents pertaining to
Hermann's life, his citations of plainsong, and his original
diastematic notation system; and greatly expanded indexes. Snyder's
Musica will serve as the standard version of this major historical
document for years to come. Leonard Ellinwood (1905-94) served in
the Library of Congress cataloging divisions in music and in the
humanities for thirty-five years. He published scholarly works and
editions of both medieval music and church music. John L. Snyder is
Professor of Music Theory and Musicology at the University of
Houston's Moores School of Music.
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