Making of Liturgy in the Ottonian Church - Books, Music and Ritual in Mainz, 950-1050

A bold re-examination of the religious and political history of Ottonian Germany through its musical and liturgical books.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: making liturgy; Part I. A Troper: 1. Recording music in the tenth century; 2. The historical import of a 'troper'; Part II. A Ritual Handbook: 3. The contested identity of Vienna, ÖNB, Cod. 1888; 4. Intermingled song; Part III. Episcopal Liturgy: 5. Itinerant ritual; 6. The nascent 'pontifical'; Part IV. The Romano-German Pontifical: 7. The PRG in Mainz; Conclusion: disentangling liturgy; Bibliography; Index.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Henry Parkes is Assistant Professor of Music at the Institute of Sacred Music and Department of Music at Yale University, Connecticut.

Zusammenfassung

This highly original study explores the religious life of early medieval Germany through its ritual books. Interdisciplinary in perspective, it sheds light on the histories of important manuscripts from the city of Mainz, challenging long-held assumptions about the ritual traditions and political dynamics of the Ottonian Church.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Henry Parkes, Sir Henry Parkes
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781107443532
• ISBN: 978-1-107-44353-2
• Seiten: 275
• Serien: Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series; Cambridge Studies in Medieval; Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series; Cambridge Studies in Medieval
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Regional- und Ländergeschichte; European History, Germany, HISTORY / Europe / General, Christianity, History of Religion, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Church history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600)