Essays on music in the Byzantine world / Oliver Strunk ; foreword by Kenneth Levy.
| Author/creator |
Strunk, W. Oliver (William Oliver), 1901-1980 |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | New York : W. W. Norton, [1975] |
| Description | 350 pages : illustrations, music ; 22 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | The tonal system of Byzantine music -- Intonations and signatures of the Byzantine modes -- A first look at Byzantine psalmody -- The classification and development of the early Byzantine notations -- S. Salvatore di Messina and the musical tradition of Magna Graecia -- St. Gregory Nazianzus and the proper hymns for easter -- The notation of the Chartres fragment -- The Byzantine office at Hagia Sophia -- The influence of liturgical chant of the east on that of the western church -- Some observations on the music of the Kontakion -- The antiphons of the Oktoechos -- Melody construction in Byzantine chant -- A further note on the proper hymns for easter -- The latin antiphons for the octave of epiphany -- Two Chilandari choir books -- H. J. W. Tillyard and the recovery of a lost fragment -- Byzantine music in the light of recent research and publication -- P. Lorenzo Tardo and his ottoeco nei Mss. Melurgici: some observations on the Stichera Dogmatika -- Tropus and troparion -- A little-known sticheron for the translation of St. Nicholas -- The Menaia from Carbone at the biblioteca vallicelliana -- The chants of the Byzantine-Greek liturgy. |
| Abstract | In twenty-two essays that comprise this collection, Dr. Strunk discusses aspects of musical development and style from late antiquity to that period of Byzantine history corresponding to the early Renaissance. His contributions in the study of medieval Slavic chants and Carolingian music, for examples, have served as pace setters for all who have done research in this field. Through the writings presented here, the craft and intellectual artistry of this extraordinary scholar are revealed. Kenneth Levy, a gifted Byzantine scholar and former student of Dr. Strunk's, has provided a foreword that places this body of works in perspective. Taken in conjunction with the companion volume, these essays stand as a mighty testimonial to the stature of pre-eminent figure in American musicology. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-335) and index. |
| LCCN | 74023928 |
| ISBN | 0393021831 |
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