Gregorian Chant

Informationen zum Autor David Hiley is Professor in the Institute of Musicology at the University of Regensburg, Germany. Klappentext An indispensable guide to this key topic in music studies, examining what Gregorian chant is, and its form and features. Zusammenfassung Designed to guide students through this key topic in music studies! this book examines what Gregorian chant is! where it comes from! and how it took on the form and features which make it instantly recognizable. Containing examples from medieval manuscripts! the book shows how chants are made and notated. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Gregorian chant in the service of the church; 2. The beginnings of Roman chant; other rites and other sorts of chant; 3. Tradition and innovation in medieval chant: from the ninth to the sixteenth century; 4. Thinking about Gregorian chant in the Middle Ages, and notating it; 5. New chants for new times: from the sixteenth century to the present; Aspects of performance; Glossary.

Product details

• Authors: David Hiley, David (Universitat Regensburg Hiley
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.12.2009
• EAN: 9780521690355
• ISBN: 978-0-521-69035-5
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 243 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Music; Print On Demand; Print on Demand; Cambridge Introductions to Music
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > Miscellaneous