Re-Envisioning Past Musical Cultures : Ethnomusicology in the Study of Gregorian Chant Paperback / softback
by Peter Jeffery
Part of the Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology CSE series
Paperback / softback
Description
Studying Gregorian chant presents many problems to the researcher because its most important stages of development were not recorded in writing.
From the 6th to the 10th century, this form of music existed only in song as medieval musicians relied on their memories and voices to pass each verse from one generation to the next.
Jeffery offers an approach for understanding how these melodies were created, memorized, performed, and modified.
Drawing on a variety of disciplines, including anthropology and ethnomusicology, he identifies characteristics of Gregorian chant that closely resemble other oral traditions in non-Western cultures and demonstrates ways music historians can take into account the social, cultural, and anthropological contexts of chant's development.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:222 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:01/12/1995
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- ISBN:9780226395807
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:222 pages
- Publisher:The University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date:01/12/1995
- Category:
- ISBN:9780226395807
