Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 1372
Book Description
The Athenaeum
Author: Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 920
Book Description
Bent's Literary Advertiser, Register of Books, Engravings, &c. ...
Author: The Literary Gazette and Journal of the Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c
Author: Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c
Author: The Athenæum
Author: The Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, &c
Author: Remarks on the Rev. Dr. Arnold's Principles of Church Reform
Author: William PalmerPublisher:
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Category : Church renewal
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
The Oxford Movement
Author: Richard William ChurchPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oxford movement
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
Western Plainchant
Author: David HileyPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198165729
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 764
Book Description
Plainchant is the oldest substantial body of music that has been preserved in any shape or form. It was first written down in Western Europe in the eighth to ninth centuries. Many thousands of chants have been sung at different times or places in a multitude of forms and styles, responding to the differing needs of the church through the ages. This book provides a clear and concise introduction, designed both for those to whom the subject is new and those who require a reference work for advanced study. It begins with an explanation of the liturgies that plainchant was designed to serve. It describes all the chief genres of chant, different types of liturgical book, and plainchant notations. After an exposition of early medieval theoretical writing on plainchant, Hiley provides a historical survey that traces the constantly changing nature of the repertory. He also discusses important musicians and centers of composition. Copiously illustrated with over 200 musical examples, this book highlights the diversity of practice and richness of the chant repertory in the Middle Ages. It will be an indispensable introduction and reference source on this important music for many years to come.