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Description for Gregorian Chant
Paperback. An indispensable guide to this key topic in music studies, examining what Gregorian chant is, and its form and features. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Music. Num Pages: 272 pages, 4 b/w illus. 1 map 11 tables 39 music examples. BIC Classification: AVGD. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 175 x 12. Weight in Grams: 486. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Music. 270 pages, 4 b/w illus. 1 map 11 tables 39 music examples. An indispensable guide to this key topic in music studies, examining what Gregorian chant is, and its form and features. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: AVGD. Dimension: 244 x 175 x 12. Weight: 538.
What is Gregorian chant, and where does it come from? What purpose does it serve, and how did it take on the form and features which make it instantly recognizable? Designed to guide students through this key topic, this book answers these questions and many more. David Hiley describes the church services in which chant is performed, takes the reader through the church year, explains what Latin texts were used, and, taking Worcester Cathedral as an example, describes the buildings in which it was sung. The history of chant is traced from its beginnings in the early centuries of Christianity, ... Read more
What is Gregorian chant, and where does it come from? What purpose does it serve, and how did it take on the form and features which make it instantly recognizable? Designed to guide students through this key topic, this book answers these questions and many more. David Hiley describes the church services in which chant is performed, takes the reader through the church year, explains what Latin texts were used, and, taking Worcester Cathedral as an example, describes the buildings in which it was sung. The history of chant is traced from its beginnings in the early centuries of Christianity, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
270
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Cambridge Introductions to Music
Condition
New
Weight
470g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521690355
SKU
V9780521690355
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About David Hiley
David Hiley is Professor in the Institute of Musicology at the University of Regensburg, Germany.
Reviews for Gregorian Chant
'The clarity of prose and organization are to be emulated and Hiley's welcoming style allows the reader to feel at home with some of the most challenging concepts in musicology … Maintaining the highest standards of both scholarship and writing, it is easy to imagine this book's becoming an indispensable classic for general readers.' James Vincent Maiello, Notes: Quarterly Journal ... Read more