The Critical Nexus: Tone-System, Mode, and Notation in Early Medieval Music (AMS Studies in Music)
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| Rating | : | 4.35 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195148886 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Too technical for whom? ad modum Ytalicorum I'll leave critical assessments of the book to others better suited to the task (though Atkinson's work is always first rate). As for the assertion that it is too technical, I would point out that it concerns a highly technical subject and is written first and foremost for specialists on medieval music and music theory. This does not preclude non-specialist. Ronald W. Johnson said too technical. I was hoping for a book clarifying the ancient Greek musical modes, but this isn't it; this book assumes an existing expertise in music theory. Also, the illustrations (of tables) are too small to be read on a Kindle-"too technical" according to Ronald W. Johnson. I was hoping for a book clarifying the ancient Greek musical modes, but this isn't it; this book assumes an existing expertise in music theory. Also, the illustrations (of tables) are too small to be read on a Kindle-2.. .
"The Critical Nexus is a milestone in every respect, which appeals to specialists and novices alike. Louis"In this meticulous examination of the texts on music that were the most widely read from the ninth to the eleventh century, Charles Atkinson reveals how medieval theorist musicians reinterpreted the tone systems of ancient Greece and the writings of Latin grammarians to explain and notate the new practice of plainchant. It truly transforms our understanding of medieval music. The scholarly community will prize this contribution for years to come."--Dolores Pesce, Professor of Music, Washington University in St. It deserves to be ranked among the classic studies on the subject and will be of lasting value to anybody interested in the formation of music thought in the Middle Ages." --Fontes Artis Musicae"The Critical Nexus will become required reading for musicologists, music theorists, and medievalists 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. This book will be of interest to all musicologists, music theorists working on mode, early music specialists, chant scholars, and medievalists interested in music.. To unravel this mystery, Charles Atkinson creates a broad framework that moves from Greek harmonic theory to the various stages in the transmis
He is Professor of Musicology at The Ohio State University and President of the American Musicological Society.. Active as both clarinetist and musicologist, Charles M. His areas of research and publication range from ancient Greek conceptions of tónos to medieval liturgy and music to the early history of American jazz. Atkinson