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Greek Musical Writings: Volume 1, The Musician and his Art (Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Music)
(Edited By Andrew Barker)
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hardcover. This book is the first of two volumes offering a selection of Greek writings on music, newly translated into English and equipped with an extensive commentary. Editor(s): Barker, Andrew. Series: Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Music. Num Pages: 328 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC1. Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 625. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. Lacking dj, remains very good
This book is the first of two volumes offering a selection of Greek writings on music, newly translated into English and equipped with an extensive commentary. This volume contains passages from Greek poets, historians and essayists, evoking or describing aspects of the practical activities of musical performance and composition, together with excerpts from philosophers and social critics who comment on the moral, education and aesthetic dimensions of the art. Music was of fundamental importance in the culture of ancient Greece. Its nature and significance cannot now, perhaps, be fully recaptured, but we have a rich fund of information about the ... Read more
This book is the first of two volumes offering a selection of Greek writings on music, newly translated into English and equipped with an extensive commentary. This volume contains passages from Greek poets, historians and essayists, evoking or describing aspects of the practical activities of musical performance and composition, together with excerpts from philosophers and social critics who comment on the moral, education and aesthetic dimensions of the art. Music was of fundamental importance in the culture of ancient Greece. Its nature and significance cannot now, perhaps, be fully recaptured, but we have a rich fund of information about the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1984
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Music
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521235938
SKU
KSG0035429
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Reviews for Greek Musical Writings: Volume 1, The Musician and his Art (Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Music)
'This book … contains passages in which ancient opinions are expressed on the status, function and practice of music in Greek life … The translated passages are well supplied with explanatory notes that … give the Greekless reader as much information as can be reasonably extracted from the original … As such it is essential reading for any historian of ... Read more