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Greek and Latin Music Theory

By Edward Nowacki

Greek and Latin Music Theory Arts & Music

Greek and Latin Music Theory

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Long recognized as a foundation of musical composition, criticism, pedagogy, and appreciation, the literature of ancient and medieval music theory has maintained its strong position in the academic curriculum up to the present day. Now blessed with fine English translations of many of the ancient and medieval authors, modern students of music theory have advantages that their predecessors lacked just a few generations ago. Yet the ancient writings by themselves do not yield to easy comprehension. They need expository help. In this collection of fifteen topical essays, the author offers a contribution to that educational goal. Covering a dense theoretical literature from the classical period of ancient Greece to the sixteenth century of the Common Era, these essays present a detailed examination of subjects of concern not only to specialists in the history of theory, but to scholars of the general history of ancient Greek music and the liturgical plainchant of the medieval West.
More than just a collection of specialized studies or a syllabus of obligatory learning, these essays present a persistent reflection on the timelessness of theoretical questions that engaged our musical forebears and that still engage us today. The author's approach is perennialist. It teaches us things about our musical heritage that never go away.
EDWARD NOWACKI is Professor Emeritus of musicology at the College-Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
238
Release Date:
2020-06-20
Publication Date:
2020-06-20
Publisher:
University of Rochester Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1580469957
ISBN13:
9781580469951
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
501 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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