The Play of Meanings. Aribo's De Musica and the Hermeneutics of Musical Thought.
Gabriela Ilnitchi
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Hardback. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Aribo Scholasticus was an eleventh-century music theorist whose treatise De musica was critical in the development of modal theory. By placing emphasis on melodic formulae as well as scales in the definition of mode, Aribo altered the way Western musicians viewed music. The Play of Meanings: Aribo's De Musica and the Hermeneutics of Musical Thought provides a close reading of the treatise and suggests that an investigation of Aribo's imagery, music theories, and methodology of presentation is critical to a nuanced understanding of not only the treatise itself, but also of its conceptual and theoretical relationship to the larger ... Read more
Aribo Scholasticus was an eleventh-century music theorist whose treatise De musica was critical in the development of modal theory. By placing emphasis on melodic formulae as well as scales in the definition of mode, Aribo altered the way Western musicians viewed music. The Play of Meanings: Aribo's De Musica and the Hermeneutics of Musical Thought provides a close reading of the treatise and suggests that an investigation of Aribo's imagery, music theories, and methodology of presentation is critical to a nuanced understanding of not only the treatise itself, but also of its conceptual and theoretical relationship to the larger ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810856516
SKU
V9780810856516
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About Gabriela Ilnitchi
Gabriela Ilnitchi is an associate professor of Musicology in the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.
Reviews for The Play of Meanings. Aribo's De Musica and the Hermeneutics of Musical Thought.
The Play of Meanings is a well-documented investigation of a theme frequently neglected in studies of medieval music theory: the relationship between a specific treatise and the broader intellectual currents of the era that produced it.
Speculum, January 2007
De musica is a treatise on modal theory written by music theorist Aribo Scholasticus, who changed perspectives on music ... Read more
Speculum, January 2007
De musica is a treatise on modal theory written by music theorist Aribo Scholasticus, who changed perspectives on music ... Read more