Introduction to early medieval notation / Constantin Floros ; revised, translated, and with an illustrated chapter on cheironomy, by Neil K. Moran.

Author/creator Floros, Constantin
Other author Moran, Neil K., translator.
Format Book
EditionEnlarged 2nd edition.
Publication InfoWarren, Mich. : Harmonie Park Press, 2005.
Descriptionxxiv, 171 pages : illustrations, music ; 23 cm.
Subjects

Uniform titleEinführung in die Neumenkunde. English
SeriesDetroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ; no. 45.
Detroit monographs in musicology/Studies in music ; no. 45. ^A281112
Contents Toward a universal theory of neumes. Fundamentals ; Political, ecclesiastical, and musical connections between Rome and Constantinople in the sixth, seventh, and eighth centuries ; Connections between Byzantine and middle Latin music theory: the twelve mode system ; Matters of terminology: neumae, neumata and notae, semadia, tonoi and mele: the theory of neumes as a facet of paleography and of the theory of musical figures ; Cheironomy in the west and east -- Byzantine notations. Characteristics of Byzantine music ; Repertory and stylistic diversity of Byzantine church music in the "classical" period (tenth to thirteenth centuries) ; Systems and stages of Byzantine notation ; Prosodic signs and Ekphonetic notaton ; Characteristics of Chartres and Coislin notation ; Hagiopolitan classification of the neume repertory ; Toward a systematic classification of the neume repertory ; Stages of Paleobyzantine notations ; The system of middle Byzantine notation ; The modal system of Byzantine church music: the intonation formulas (echemata) and the martyriai ; The transcription of Adiastematic neumatic notation: parallel transcriptions and transcriptions in campo aperto -- Early Slavonic notations. Synopsis ; Views about Sematic notation prior to 1960 ; Adaptation of church Slavonic texts to original Greek melodies ; Deciphering sematic notation: parallel transcriptions and transcriptions in campo aperto ; Views about Kondakarian notation prior to 1963 ; Deciphering Kondakarian notation -- Latin neumes. The age of Latin neumes ; Notations without lines: adiastematic and diastematic neumes ; Neumes on lines ; Square notation and gothic notations ; The chant notation of the Vatican edition ; Names of the Latin neumes ; Classification of Latin neumes ; Simple neumes ; Compound neumes ; Ornamental neumes ; Liquescent neumes ; Significative letters ; Families of neumes: "accent" neumes, "point" neumes and "mixed" neumes ; A topography of neumes ; Characteristics of various regional notations ; The origin of the neumes ; Recent publications in neumatic notation -- Cheironomy and music notation.
General noteOriginally published as Einführung in die Neumenkunde, copyright 1980 by Heinrichshofen's Verlag Wilhelmshaven.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 153-166) and index.
LCCN 2005050269
ISBN0899901298

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Music Music Stacks ML174 .F613 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold