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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814612803321

Autore

Landels John G (John Gray), <1926->

Titolo

Music in ancient Greece and Rome / / John G. Landels

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999

ISBN

1-134-70486-0

1-134-70487-9

1-280-33830-X

0-203-27050-9

0-203-04284-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (309 p.)

Disciplina

780/.938

Soggetti

Music, Greek and Roman - History and criticism

Music - To 500 - History and criticism

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. 276-291) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Music in Greek life, poetry and drama; The aulos; Kithara and lyre; Other instruments; Scales, intervals and tuning; Music, words and rhythm; Music and acoustical science; Music and myth; The years between; Alexandria and southern Italy; The Roman musical experience; Notation and pitch; Some surviving scores; Technical analysis of Greek intervals; The construction of the water-organ (hydraulis); The Brauron aulos; Notes and suggested reading; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Music in Ancient Greece and Rome provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of music from Homeric times to the Roman emperor Hadrian, presented in a concise and user-friendly way. Chapters include: * contexts in which music played a role * a detailed discussion of instruments * an analysis of scales, intervals and tuning * the principal types of rhythm used * and an exploration of Greek theories of harmony and acoustics.Music in Ancient Greece and Rome also contains numerous musical examples, with illustrations of ancient instruments and the