David Hiley

Gregorian Chant

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An indispensable guide to this key topic in music studies, examining what Gregorian chant is, and its form and features.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Dezember 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 656g
• ISBN-13: 9780521870207
• ISBN-10: 0521870208
• Artikelnr.: 28517320

Autorenporträt

David Hiley is Professor in the Institute of Musicology at the University of Regensburg, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

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.