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Autore |
Landels John G (John Gray), <1926-> |
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Titolo |
Music in ancient Greece and Rome / / John G. Landels |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-70486-0 |
1-134-70487-9 |
1-280-33830-X |
0-203-27050-9 |
0-203-04284-0 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (309 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Music, Greek and Roman - History and criticism |
Music - To 500 - History and criticism |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-291) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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