02905nam 2200625Ia 450 991081461280332120200520144314.01-134-70486-01-134-70487-91-280-33830-X0-203-27050-90-203-04284-010.4324/9780203042847 (CKB)1000000000252082(EBL)169242(OCoLC)179163563(SSID)ssj0000282130(PQKBManifestationID)11912481(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000282130(PQKBWorkID)10308004(PQKB)10172275(MiAaPQ)EBC169242(Au-PeEL)EBL169242(CaPaEBR)ebr10056098(CaONFJC)MIL33830(EXLCZ)99100000000025208219980211d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMusic in ancient Greece and Rome /John G. Landels1st ed.London ;New York Routledge19991 online resource (309 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-24843-4 0-415-16776-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 276-291) and index.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; IndexMusic 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 theMusic, Greek and RomanHistory and criticismMusicTo 500History and criticismMusic, Greek and RomanHistory and criticism.MusicHistory and criticism.780/.938Landels John G(John Gray),1926-298725MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814612803321Music in ancient Greece and Rome4185775UNINA