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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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Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1999 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (309 p.) |
Disciplina: | 780/.938 |
Soggetto topico: | Music, Greek and Roman - History and criticism |
Music - To 500 - History and criticism | |
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 |
Titolo autorizzato: | Music in ancient Greece and Rome ![]() |
ISBN: | 1-134-70486-0 |
1-134-70487-9 | |
1-280-33830-X | |
0-203-27050-9 | |
0-203-04284-0 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910814612803321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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