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Author: Rebecca A. Baltzer (Professor of Musicology, Professor of Musicology, University of Texas) ,
Margot E. Fassler (Professor of Musicology and Director of the Institute of Sacred Music, Professor of Musicology and Director of the Institute of Sacred Music, Yale University)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 4.10cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 1.134kg
ISBN: 9780195124538
ISBN 10: 0195124537
Pages: 656
Publication Date: 31 August 2000
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
"""We owe thanks to the authors of this volume for making these difficult matters more accessible to nonspecialists."" -- Journal of the American Musicological Society ""Peter Jeffery's study, in a class by itself, is a major contribution to the study of the earliest Irish offices.""--Peritia ""We owe thanks to the authors of this volume for making these difficult matters more accessible to nonspecialists."" -- Journal of the American Musicological Society ....there is plenty here to raise the curiosity of medievalists from many fields...The enthusiasm of all of the authors for their subject is apparent throughout...--History ""The present volume, written in by a variety of specialists in medieval liturgical and musical subjects... contain[s] much interesting and valuable material."" Southwestern Journal of Theology Peter Jeffery's study, in a class by itself, is a major contribution to the study of the earliest Irish offices.""--Peritia"
This collection underlines the variety and creativity of the Western Office in the Middle Ages, and will establish itself as indispensable for those studying this period, and the overall development of the Divine Office. The editors and publishers should be congratulated on what is a distinguished and informative work Journal of Theological Studies Peter Jeffery offers a ground-breaking essay, tracing Eastern and Western elements in the Irish monastic Hours, with particular scrutiny of the Bangor Antiphoner Journal of Theological Studies Many key specialists have contributed to this remarkable volume ... Many interesting and surprising areas are covered ... there is much here of interest for a diverse range of readers Early Music Today This volume attests the vitality of current chant scholarship Early Music Today The editors have done their job well: the book is beautifully presented, carefully ordered, scrupulously edited and generously indexed Early Music The greatest asset of this volume is that a wide range of topics are covered without sacrificing detailed analysis in particular areas Early Music
This collection underlines the variety and creativity of the Western Office in the Middle Ages, and will establish itself as indispensable for those studying this period, and the overall development of the Divine Office. The editors and publishers should be congratulated on what is a distinguished and informative work Journal of Theological Studies Peter Jeffery offers a ground-breaking essay, tracing Eastern and Western elements in the Irish monastic Hours, with particular scrutiny of the Bangor Antiphoner Journal of Theological Studies Many key specialists have contributed to this remarkable volume ... Many interesting and surprising areas are covered ... there is much here of interest for a diverse range of readers Early Music Today This volume attests the vitality of current chant scholarship Early Music Today The editors have done their job well: the book is beautifully presented, carefully ordered, scrupulously edited and generously indexed Early Music The greatest asset of this volume is that a wide range of topics are covered without sacrificing detailed analysis in particular areas Early Music
Author Information
Margot E. Fassler is Robert S. Tangeman Professor of Musicology and Director of the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. Rebecca A. Baltzer is Professor of Musicology at the University of Texas, Austin.
