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Nota bene : reading classics and writing melodies in the early Middle Ages / Jan M. Ziolkowski.
Author
Ziolkowski, Jan M., 1956-
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Language
English
Published/Created
Turnhout : Brepols, ©2007.
Description
xv, 362 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Mendel Music Library - Stacks
PA6142.Z7 Z56 2007
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Subject(s)
Latin poetry
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Musical settings
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History and criticism
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Neumes
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Series
Publications of the Journal of medieval Latin ; 7.
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Publications of the Journal of Medieval Latin ; 7
Summary note
"Nota Bene explores a little-known juxtaposition of verbal text and musical notation in the Middle Ages."--Jacket.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-338) and index.
Contents
Introduction. The scope and nature of the question ; Defining neumes ; The meaning of the classics
The recording and the use of neumes. Why musical notation was provided ; Reading and writing between the lines : the grammar of notation ; Putting a stop to it : punctuation
Reasons for the neuming of the classics. Metre and melody ; Accent and rhythm ; Rhetorical emphasis on pathos and speech
Inspirations and analogues. Text and song in Roman aniquity ; Sacred lament ; Vernacular song
The decline of the neumed classics
Appendix 1. Inventory of neumed classical texts
Appendix 2. Speeches among classical passages with neumation.
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ISBN
9782503525341 ((paperback))
2503525342 ((paperback))
LCCN
2007298637
OCLC
127107549
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