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Overview"The Armenian hymnary contains some 1200 songs which have links, either implied or actual, with the Byzantine tradition, Hellenic theatre, and the pagan cults and rituals of the pre-Christian era. At different periods Armenian musicians devised and applied varied systems of notation such as ""khaz"" which defines pitch, nuance, rhythms and cadence. This volume includes seven essays in English, French and German reproduced from a variety of journals; each carries a precis in English where necessary. They discuss Komitas Vardapet, the ""khaz"" notation system, ""khaz"" notation in Armenian manuscripts, the modes of Armenian music, Armenian folk music and psalmody, and lines of research in the field. There are also reproductions of early manuscripts, as well as music examples and transcriptions in Western notation, together with original Armenian texts where relevant." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Vrej NersessianPublisher: Kahn & Averill Imprint: Kahn & Averill Weight: 0.589kg ISBN: 9780900707490ISBN 10: 0900707496 Pages: 238 Publication Date: 03 February 1998 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order ![]() Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsKomitas vardapet and his contribution to ethnomusicology, Les anciens manuscrits musicaux armeniens et les questions relatives a leur dechiffrement, Recherches sur la genese de l'octoechos armenien, Armenische Chasen, Die Armenische professionelle Liederkunst des Mittelalters, Elemente der Mehrstimmigkeit in der Armenischen Volksmusik, Monodische Denkmaler Alt-Armeniens Die Tradition der Armenischen PsalmodieReviewsAuthor InformationVrej Nersessian is Head of the Christian Middle East section at the British Library and author of several titles including Treasures from the Ark: 1700 Years of Armenian Christian Art (British Library, 2001). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |