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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792230603321

Autore

Atkinson Charles M (Charles Mercer), <1941->

Titolo

The critical nexus [[electronic resource] ] : tone-system, mode, and notation in early medieval music / / Charles M. Atkinson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-19-988204-5

0-19-027399-2

0-19-972238-2

1-282-05349-3

9786612053498

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 p.)

Collana

AMS studies in music

Disciplina

781.2/63

Soggetti

Music theory - History - 500-1400

Music theory - History - To 500 - Influence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-291) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

The heritage of antiquity -- The eighth and ninth centuries. The reception of ancient texts in the Carolingian era ; The heritage of the church -- The synthesis of ancient Greek theory and medieval practice. Hucbald of St. Amand and Regino of Prüm ; Alia musica ; Pseudo-Bernelinus, Bern of Reichenau, pseudo-Odo, and Guido d'Arezzo.

Sommario/riassunto

Prologue   1. The Heritage of Antiquity  Part I. The Eighth and Ninth Centuries   2. The Reception of Ancient Texts in the Carolingian Era  3. The Heritage of the Church  Part II. The Synthesis of Ancient Greek Theory and Medieval Practice   4. Hucbald of St. Amand and Regino of Prum  5. Alia musica  6. Pseudo-Bernelinus, Pseudo-Odo, and Guido d'Arezzo  Epilogue: Problems and Solutions   Bibliography   Index