Music in Ancient Greece and Rome
Autor John G Landelsen Limba Engleză Hardback – 5 noi 1998
* contexts in which music played a role
* a detailed discussion of instruments
* an analysis of scales, intervals and tuning
* the principal types of rhythm used
* and an exploration of Greek theories of harmony and acoustics.
Music in Ancient Greece and Rome also contains numerous musical examples, with illustrations of ancient instruments and the methods of playing them.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415167765
ISBN-10: 0415167760
Pagini: 312
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415167760
Pagini: 312
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.74 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
General, Postgraduate, and UndergraduateRecenzii
'A well-illustrated and comprehensive introduction to ancient music from Homeric times to the emperor Hadrian ... we recommend it highly as a book that is both scholarly and approachable, and of value to everyone with an interest in the subject, scholars, students and the general reader.' - Classical Association News
'John Landels has produced a lively and illuminating survey of what we know ... his book can be recommended to any musical person wishing to imagine for himself the sound, the atmosphere and the meaning of ancient song and dance.' - Roger Scruton, The Times
'The clarity of Landels' writing, even on complex matters, is a real virtue.' - The Classical Review
Landel's monography succeeds very well in making a highly technical subject accessible to a wide variety of audiences ... there will be few who do not learn a good eal ... from its detailed account fo ancient instruments, musical notation, and the intricacies of the tetrachord.' - Mouseion
'A well-illustrated and comprehensive introduction to ancient music from Homeric times to the emperor Hadrian ... we recommend it highly as a book that is both scholarly and approachable, and of value to everyone with an interest in the subject, scholars, students and the general reader.' - Classical Association News
'John Landels has produced a lively and illuminating survey of what we know ... his book can be recommended to any musical person wishing to imagine for himself the sound, the atmosphere and the meaning of ancient song and dance.' - Roger Scruton, The Times
'John Landels has produced a lively and illuminating survey of what we know ... his book can be recommended to any musical person wishing to imagine for himself the sound, the atmosphere and the meaning of ancient song and dance.' - Roger Scruton, The Times
'The clarity of Landels' writing, even on complex matters, is a real virtue.' - The Classical Review
Landel's monography succeeds very well in making a highly technical subject accessible to a wide variety of audiences ... there will be few who do not learn a good eal ... from its detailed account fo ancient instruments, musical notation, and the intricacies of the tetrachord.' - Mouseion
'A well-illustrated and comprehensive introduction to ancient music from Homeric times to the emperor Hadrian ... we recommend it highly as a book that is both scholarly and approachable, and of value to everyone with an interest in the subject, scholars, students and the general reader.' - Classical Association News
'John Landels has produced a lively and illuminating survey of what we know ... his book can be recommended to any musical person wishing to imagine for himself the sound, the atmosphere and the meaning of ancient song and dance.' - Roger Scruton, The Times
Cuprins
Preface 1 Music in Greek life, poetry and drama 2(a) The aulos 2(b) Kithara and lyre 2(c) Other instruments 3 Scales, intervals and tuning 4 Music, words and rhythm 5 Music and acoustical science 6 Music and myth 7 The years between - Alexandria and southern Italy 8 The Roman musical experience 9 Notation and pitch 10 Some surviving scores Appendix 1 Technical analysis of Greek intervals Appendix 2 The construction of the water-organ (hydraulis) Appendix 3 The Brauron aulos
Descriere
Music in Ancient Greece and Rome presents a comprehensive introduction to the study of music from Homeric times to the Roman emperor Trahan, presented in concise and user-friendly chapters, with suggestions for further reading.