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Music in Ancient Greece and Rome.
Başlık:
Music in Ancient Greece and Rome.
Yazar:
Landels, John G.
ISBN:
9780203042847
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Basım Bilgisi:
1st ed.
Fiziksel Tanımlama:
1 online resource (309 pages)
İçerik:
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of figures -- 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 -- Notes and suggested reading -- Index.
Özet:
Music in Ancient Greece and Rome provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of music from Homeric times to the Roman emperor Hadrian, presented in a concise and user-friendly way. Chapters include: * 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.
Notlar:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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