Tore Tvarnø Lind

Broschiertes Buch

Past Is Always Present

The Revival of the Byzantine Musical Tradition at Mount Athos

Beschreibung

In The Past Is Always Present, Tore Tvarnø Lind examines the musical revival of Greek Orthodox chant at the monastery of Vatopaidi within the monastic society of Mount Athos, Greece. In particular, Lind focuses on the musical activities at the monastery and the meaning of the past in the monks' efforts at improving their musical performance practice through an emphasis on tradition.

Autor

Tore Tvarnø Lind is a Danish ethnomusicologist. He has done fieldwork at Mount Athos on Orthodox chant and in Copenhagen on heterodox healing practices with music.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 262
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 581g
• ISBN-13: 9780810881471
• ISBN-10: 0810881470
• Artikelnr.: 33873836