John G Landels

Music in Ancient Greece and Rome

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Music in Ancient Greece and Rome provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of music from Homeric times to the Roman emperor Hadrian, presented in a concise and user-friendly way. Chapters include: * contexts in which music played a role * a detailed discussion of instruments * an analysis of scales, intervals and tuning * the principal types of rhythm used * and an exploration of Greek theories of harmony and acoustics. Music in Ancient Greece and Rome also contains numerous musical examples, with illustrations of ancient instruments and the methods of playing them.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Digital Print
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Dezember 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 477g
• ISBN-13: 9780415248433
• ISBN-10: 0415248434
• Artikelnr.: 22185462

Autorenporträt

John G Landels

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1 Music in Greek life, poetry and drama 2(a) The aulos 2(b) Kithara
and lyre 2(c) Other instruments 3 Scales, intervals and tuning 4 Music,
words and rhythm 5 Music and acoustical science 6 Music and myth 7 The
years between - Alexandria and southern Italy 8 The Roman musical
experience 9 Notation and pitch 10 Some surviving scores Appendix 1
Technical analysis of Greek intervals Appendix 2 The construction of the
water-organ (hydraulis) Appendix 3 The Brauron aulos