In today s digital landscape, we have the luxury of experiencing
music anytime, anywhere. But before this instant accessibility and
dizzying array of formats before CDs, the eight-track tape, the
radio, and the turntable there was only one recording technology:
music notation. It allowed singers and soloists to travel across
great distances and perform their work with stunning fidelity, a
feat that we now very much take for granted.
Thomas Forrest Kelly transports us to the lively and complex
world of monks and monasteries, of a dove singing holy chants into
the ear of a saint, and of bustling activity in the Cathedral of
Notre Dame an era when the only way to share even the simplest song
was to learn it by rote, church to church and person to person.
With clarity and a sense of wonder, Kelly tells a story that spans
five hundred years, leading us on a journey through medieval Europe
and showing how we learned to keep track of rhythm, melody, and
precise pitch with a degree of accuracy previously unimagined.
Kelly reveals the technological advances that led us to the
system of notation we use today, placing each step of its evolution
in its cultural and intellectual context. Companion recordings by
the renowned Blue Heron ensemble are paired with vibrant
illuminated manuscripts, bringing the art to life and allowing
readers to experience something of the marvel that medieval writers
must have felt when they figured out how to capture music for all
time."
General
| Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2014 |
| First published: |
November 2014 |
| Authors: |
Thomas Forrest Kelly
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| Dimensions: |
243 x 165 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
•  CD
|
| Pages: |
238 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-06496-4 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Music >
General
Books >
Music >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-393-06496-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780393064964 |
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