The early trope repertory of Saint Martial de Limoges / by Paul Evans.
| Author/creator | Evans, Paul |
| Other author | Bibliothèque nationale (France). |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1970. |
| Description | viii, 294 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Princeton studies in music ; no. 2 Princeton studies in music ; no. 2. ^A640824 |
| Contents | The meaning of trope -- The historical position of the trope -- The tropers. Format of the tropers ; Contents of the tropers ; Problems of determining provenance and date ; The nine St. Martial tropers -- The texts of the tropes -- The musical structure of the tropes. Melodic style ; Modal character of the tropes ; Relationship of trope to chant ; Formal organization of the tropes -- Transcriptions. Introduction ; Proper trope of Paris 1121 ; Examples of ordinary tropes ; Examples of Prosulae ; The Tonarium of Paris 1121. |
| Abstract | Focusing on the earliest and most extensive collection of tropes we now possess, those associated with the abbey of Saint Martial de Limoges in the tenth and early eleventh centuries, this book offers new conclusions about the nature and early development of the trope. |
| General note | Transcription into modern notation of one of the 9 St. Martial tropes (now in the Bibliotheque nationale, Paris): pages 119-273. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliography (pages 285-290) and index. |
| LCCN | 66011971 |
| ISBN | 0691091099 |
| ISBN | 9780691091099 |
| Stock number | 10.00 |
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