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245 10 a| Re-envisioning past musical cultures :b| ethnomusicology in the study of Gregorian chant /c| Peter Jeffery.;

260 a| Chicago :b| University of Chicago Press,c| 1992.;

300 a| ix, 211 pages ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Chicago studies in ethnomusicology;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-192) and index.;

505 0 a| 1. The problem -- 2. The new historical view of chant transmission. The theories of Treitler and Hucke ; Oral and written transmission as conceived in the new historical view -- 3. Some reflections on the new historical view. The "rules" of "grammar" and "rhetoric": deciphering the "language" of formulaic chant ; Problems of proof and plausibility: the need for empirical confirmation ; Implications and applications: toward methodologies for melodic criticism and editing ; Summary -- 4. Some ethnomusicological concerns. Some terms ; Cross-cultural comparisons (Principles of comparison ; Some comparable cultures) ; The performers and their world ; Books and the oral/written continuum (The historical continuum, from oral to written ; Uses of books in liturgical celebrations ; Performance practice) ; Cultural contexts (Musical contacts between clergy and laity ; Liturgical and quasi-liturgical "folk songs" ; Regional chant dialects ; Art music vs. folk song in the liturgy) -- 5. Some possible means of oral transmission in liturgical chant. Formulas (Reception ; Ranges of variability ; Concepts of "formula" and "centonization" in selected cultures ; "Formulas" with syntactic functions) ; Melody types, melodic models, and tune families (Melodic groups and types ; Melodic outlines and contours ; Kinds of melodic models: a continuum ; The impact of modal theory) ; Interpolated syllables ; Melodic embellishment ; Organum -- 6. Summary and conclusions.;

520 a| Studying Gregorian chant presents many problems to the researcher because its most important stages of development were not recorded in writing. From the sixth to the tenth century, this form of music existed only in song as medieval musicians relied on their memories and voices to pass each verse from one generation to the next. This book offers an innovative new approach for understanding how these melodies were created, memorized, performed, and modified. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, including anthropology and ethnomusicology, the author identifies characteristics of Gregorian chant that closely resemble other oral traditions in non-Western cultures and demonstrates ways music historians can take into account the social, cultural, and anthropological contexts of chant's development.;

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Re-envisioning past musical cultures : ethnomusicology in the study of Gregorian chant / Peter Jeffery.

Author/creator	Jeffery, Peter, 1953-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1992.
Description	ix, 211 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Gregorian chants--History and criticism. Ethnomusicology.

Series	Chicago studies in ethnomusicology Chicago studies in ethnomusicology. ^A261178
Contents	1. The problem -- 2. The new historical view of chant transmission. The theories of Treitler and Hucke ; Oral and written transmission as conceived in the new historical view -- 3. Some reflections on the new historical view. The "rules" of "grammar" and "rhetoric": deciphering the "language" of formulaic chant ; Problems of proof and plausibility: the need for empirical confirmation ; Implications and applications: toward methodologies for melodic criticism and editing ; Summary -- 4. Some ethnomusicological concerns. Some terms ; Cross-cultural comparisons (Principles of comparison ; Some comparable cultures) ; The performers and their world ; Books and the oral/written continuum (The historical continuum, from oral to written ; Uses of books in liturgical celebrations ; Performance practice) ; Cultural contexts (Musical contacts between clergy and laity ; Liturgical and quasi-liturgical "folk songs" ; Regional chant dialects ; Art music vs. folk song in the liturgy) -- 5. Some possible means of oral transmission in liturgical chant. Formulas (Reception ; Ranges of variability ; Concepts of "formula" and "centonization" in selected cultures ; "Formulas" with syntactic functions) ; Melody types, melodic models, and tune families (Melodic groups and types ; Melodic outlines and contours ; Kinds of melodic models: a continuum ; The impact of modal theory) ; Interpolated syllables ; Melodic embellishment ; Organum -- 6. Summary and conclusions.
Abstract	Studying Gregorian chant presents many problems to the researcher because its most important stages of development were not recorded in writing. From the sixth to the tenth century, this form of music existed only in song as medieval musicians relied on their memories and voices to pass each verse from one generation to the next. This book offers an innovative new approach for understanding how these melodies were created, memorized, performed, and modified. Drawing on a variety of disciplines, including anthropology and ethnomusicology, the author identifies characteristics of Gregorian chant that closely resemble other oral traditions in non-Western cultures and demonstrates ways music historians can take into account the social, cultural, and anthropological contexts of chant's development.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-192) and index.
LCCN	91034137
ISBN	0226395790 (alk. paper)

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