The Beneventan chant / Thomas Forrest Kelly.
| Author/creator | Kelly, Thomas Forrest |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989. |
| Description | xv, 350 pages : illustrations, music ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Cambridge studies in music Cambridge studies in music. ^A252129 |
| Contents | 1. Beneventan chant in its historical context. The rise of Beneventan chant ; Gregorian chant in southern Italy ; The decline of Beneventan chant -- 2. The manuscript sources of Beneventan chant. Manuscripts containing Beneventan chant ; Indirect evidence of further sources ; Contraction of the repertory: the "pure" Beneventan books ; Ben38 and Ben40 compared ; The survival of Beneventan music for Holy Week in selected manuscripts ; Transmission of the exultet ; Processional antiphons ; Office music -- 3. The Beneventan liturgy. The Beneventan calendar ; The Beneventan mass ; Variation in liturgical assignment ; Transferred pairs ; Later feasts ; Holy Week ; Ordinary chants ; Office music -- 4. Beneventan musical style. General style ; Music for the mass ; Office music ; Pitch and modality ; Appendix: Sources of Lectio cum cantico -- 5. Benevento and the music of other liturgies. Introduction ; Gregorian and Old Roman chant ; Ambrosian chant ; Byzantine chant -- Appendix 1. The Beneventan repertory ; Appendix 2. Beneventan texts ; Appendix 3. Manuscript sources of Beneventan chant. |
| Abstract | From the High Middle Ages the dominance of Gregorian chant has obscured the fact that musical practice in early medieval Europe was far richer than has hitherto been recognized. Despite its historical importance, the "Gregorian" is not the most consistent and probably not the oldest form of Christian chant. The recovery and study of regional musical dialects having a common ancestry in the Christian church and Western musical tradition are reshaping our view of the early history of Christian liturgical music. This major study of the Beneventan chant reinstates one of the oldest surviving bodies of Western music: the Latin church music of southern Italy as it existed before the spread of Gregorian chant. Dating from the seventh and eighth centuries it was largely forgotten after the Carolingian desire for political and liturgical uniformity imposed "Gregorian" chant throughout the realm. But a few later scribes, starting apparently in the tenth century, preserved a part of this regional heritage in writing. This book reassembles and describes the surviving repertory. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 320-335) and indexes. |
| LCCN | 88027436 |
| ISBN | 0521343100 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML3082 .K34 1989 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |