The musical world of a medieval monk : Adémar de Chabannes in eleventh-century Aquitaine / James Grier.

Author/creator Grier, James, 1952-
Format Book
Edition1st edition.
PublicationCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Descriptionxvi, 367 pages : music ; 24 cm
Subjects
Adémar, de Chabannes, 988-1034--Criticism and interpretation.
Benedictines--France. --Aquitaine.
Church music--France. --Aquitaine. --500-1400.

Contents Ademar de Chabannes and Saint Martial de Limoges. Saint Martial de Limoges ; The musical community at Saint Martial ; The musical community in the eleventh century ; Ademar de Chabannes (989-1034) ; Ademar and Pa 1121 ; Ademar, Pa 909 and the apostolicity of Saint Martial -- Music scribe. The early history of notation in Aquitaine ; The nature and function of music books produced at Saint Martial ; A comparison with the use of musical notation at Saint Gall ; The identification of Ademar's music hand ; The purpose of musical notation in Ademar's music manuscripts ; Ademar's musical notation ; Grouping and ligation ; Special neumes: quilisma, inverted virga, oriscus, pes stratus, tristropha ; Liquescence ; The notation of sequentiae ; Ademar's copying techniques -- Compiler. Borrowing and adapting at Saint Martial ; The apostolic mass for Martial ; The troped masses for Austriclinian and Justinian ; The apostolic office for Martial ; The apostolic office for Martial: responsories and verses ; The apostolic office for Martial: textual revisions ; Minor chants of the office: versicles, short responsories and the Benedicamus domino ; Responsorial tones ; Responsory melismata -- Editor. Texted pieces: liquescence ; Texted pieces: repeated notes and differences in pitch ; Untexted pieces: the commission and correction of error ; Untexted pieces: editorial correction ; Untexted pieces: editorial revision ; Editing the divine office: Pa 909 ; Editing the divine office: Pa 1978 -- Composer. Identifying Ademar's original compositions ; The scope of Ademar's original compositions ; Offices for Saints Valerie, Austriclinian and Cybard ; The texts ; Musical images in the texts ; Ademar's compositional style: adaptations ; Formulaic composition ; Free compositions: office chants ; Sequence: Arce polorum ; Procession on Montjovis: Ave pastor optime ; Melodic revision: Principes populorum and Alleluia V Beati oculi -- Singer. Benedictine monasticism and singing ; Music in Ademar's literary works ; Ademar as music scribe and editor ; Ademar and melismatic chant -- Conclusion: the success of the apostolic campaign. Pa 1138/1338 and the prosae for Saint Martial ; Pa 5240 and the hymns for Martial ; Pa 1119: Ademar's troped apostolic mass and prosae for Martial ; Pa 1137 and 1132: the Cluniac adoption of the apostolicity -- Appendix A. Manuscripts with Ademar's music hand -- Appendix B. Ademar's original compositions.
Abstract The author documents the musical activities of Ademar de Chabannes, eleventh-century monk, historian, homilist and tireless polemicist for the apostolic status of Saint Martial, patron saint of the abbey that bore his name in Limoges.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 336-358) and indexes.
LCCN 2006038542
ISBN9780521856287 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0521856280 (hardback : alk. paper)

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