Critical Nexus: Tone-System, Mode, and Notation in Early Medieval Music
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Book Overview The Critical Nexus confronts an important and vexing enigma of early writings on music: why chant, which was understood to be divinely in...
The Critical Nexus confronts an important and vexing enigma of early writings on music: why chant, which was understood to be divinely inspired, needed to be altered in order to work within the then-operative modal system. To unravel this mystery, Charles Atkinson creates a broad framework that moves from Greek harmonic theory to the various stages in the transmission of Roman chant, citing numerous music treatises from the sixth to the twelfth century. Out of this examination emerges the central point behind the problem: the tone-system advocated by writers coming from the Greek harmonic tradition was not suited to the notation of chant and that this basic incompatibility led to the creation of new theoretical constructs. By tracing the path of subsequent adaptation at the nexus of tone-system, mode, and notation, Atkinson promises new and far-reaching insights into what mode meant to the medieval musician and how the system responded to its inherent limitations.
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 322 | Language: English | Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR | ISBN: 0190273992
FormatPaperback
Pages322
LanguageEnglish
ISBN0190273992
EAN9780190273996
PublisherOXFORD UNIV PR
Publication Date1970-01-01
EditionReprint
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight1.05 Pounds
Length9.1 Inches
Width6.1 Inches
Height0.8 Inches
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