Early music (up to c 1000 CE) books

144 books were found.

Mode in Ancient Greek Music

Mode in Ancient Greek Music

Author: R. P. Winnington-Ingram
ISBN: 9781107480261
Format: Paperback
$41.37

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Ralph Kirkpatrick: Letters of the American Harpsichordist and Scholar

Ralph Kirkpatrick: Letters of the American Harpsichordist...

Author: Ralph Kirkpatrick ,  Meredith Kirkpatrick (Customer)
ISBN: 9781580465014
Format: Hardback
$261.36

This collection of letters to and from the eminent harpsichordist, scholar, and early-music pioneer Ralph Kirkpatrick...  Read More >>

Plato on Music, Soul and Body

Plato on Music, Soul and Body

Author: Francesco Pelosi (Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa) ,  Sophie Henderson
ISBN: 9780511778391
Format: Undefined
$435.60

Music, an important feature of ancient Greek culture, was often discussed in philosophical works. Plato, in particular,...  Read More >>

Djoliba Crossing: Journeys into West African Music and Culture

Djoliba Crossing: Journeys into West African Music and...

Author: Dave Kobrenski
ISBN: 9780982668900
Format: Hardback
$77.50

Djoliba Crossing is a celebration of Mande culture, and an exploration of the diverse and rich musical traditions...  Read More >>

City, Chant, and the Topography of Early Music

City, Chant, and the Topography of Early Music

Author: Michael Scott Cuthbert ,  Sean Gallagher
ISBN: 9780964031746
Format: Hardback
$118.80

City, Chant, and the Topography of Early Music explores how space, urban life, landscape, and time transformed plainchant...  Read More >>

Sociopathic Society: A People's Sociology of the United States

Sociopathic Society: A People's Sociology of the United...

Author: Charles Derber
ISBN: 9781612054377
Format: Hardback
$347.00

Charles Derber introduces and vividly explains the idea of a sociopathic society and why the idea has become necessary...  Read More >>

The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early Music Practice and Performance

The Notation Is Not the Music: Reflections on Early...

Author: Barthold Kuijken
ISBN: 9780253010605
Format: Hardback
$56.95

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Counterpoint, Composition and Musica Ficta

Counterpoint, Composition and Musica Ficta

Author: Margaret Bent
ISBN: 9781136534843
Format: Electronic book text
$166.32

First published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.  Read More >>

Bel Canto: A Performer's Guide

Bel Canto: A Performer's Guide

Author: Robert Toft (Professor, Professor, University of Western Ontario)
ISBN: 9780199832323
Format: Paperback
$105.95

The art of bel canto, or 'beautiful singing,' is perhaps the most referenced and yet the most enigmatic and elusive...  Read More >>

Bel Canto: A Performer's Guide

Bel Canto: A Performer's Guide

Author: Robert Toft (Professor, Professor, University of Western Ontario)
ISBN: 9780199832316
Format: Hardback
$286.00

The art of bel canto, or 'beautiful singing,' is perhaps the most referenced and yet the most enigmatic and elusive...  Read More >>

Music in Early Christian Literature

Music in Early Christian Literature

Author: James W. McKinnon
ISBN: 9780511620089
Format: Undefined
$594.00

This book provides a collection of some 400 passages on music from early Christian literature - New Testament to...  Read More >>

Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century: The Oxford History of Western Music

Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century:...

Author: Richard Taruskin (, Professor of Musicology, Univeristy of California, Berkeley)
ISBN: 9780199842148
Format: Hardback
$190.95

Originally published as: Oxford history of western music. Vol. 1, Earliest notations to the sixteenth century. Oxford;...  Read More >>

Byzantine Neumes: A New Introduction to the Middle Byzantine Musical Notation

Byzantine Neumes: A New Introduction to the Middle Byzantine...

Author: Christian Troelsgard
ISBN: 9788763531580
Format: Hardback
$227.04

Presents a key to the deciphering of melodies written in the Middle Byzantine notation. This title offers an introduction...  Read More >>

The Notation of Polyphonic Music 900 1600

The Notation of Polyphonic Music 900 1600

Author: Willi Apel
ISBN: 9781849028059
Format: Paperback
$51.72

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The Notation Of Polyphonic Music 900 1600 (Hardback)

The Notation Of Polyphonic Music 900 1600 (Hardback)...

Author: Willi Apel
ISBN: 9781849028042
Format: Hardback
$54.31

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The Oxford History of Western Music: Music from the Earliest Notations to the Sixteenth Century

The Oxford History of Western Music: Music from the...

Author: Richard Taruskin (Professor of musicology, Professor of musicology, University of California, Berkeley, USA)
ISBN: 9780195384819
Format: Paperback
$64.95

The universally acclaimed and award-winning Oxford History of Western Music is the eminent musicologist Richard...  Read More >>

The Notation of Medieval Music

The Notation of Medieval Music

Author: Carl Parrish ,  James McKinnon
ISBN: 9781576471753
Format: Paperback
$87.12

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Lonesome Words: The Vocal Poetics of the Old English Lament and the African-American Blues Song

Lonesome Words: The Vocal Poetics of the Old English...

Author: M. McGeachy
ISBN: 9781403962911
Format: Hardback
$104.00

The tenth-century Old English lament and twentieth-century blues song each speak the language of a distinct poetic...  Read More >>

The Critical Nexus: Tone-System, Mode, and Notation in Early Medieval Music

The Critical Nexus: Tone-System, Mode, and Notation...

Author: Charles M. Atkinson (Professor of Music, Professor of Music, The Ohio State University)
ISBN: 9780195148886
Format: Hardback
$248.16

The Critical Nexus is the first book to trace the development of the notational matrix of Western music from Antiquity...  Read More >>

The End of Early Music: A Period Performer's History of Music for the Twenty-First Century

The End of Early Music: A Period Performer's History...

Author: Bruce Haynes (Associate Professor, Faculty of Music, Associate Professor, Faculty of Music, University of Montreal)
ISBN: 9780195189872
Format: Hardback
$143.95

Part history, part explanation of early music, this book also plays devil's advocate, criticizing current practices...  Read More >>

The Eloquent Oboe: A History of the Hautboy from 1640 to 1760

The Eloquent Oboe: A History of the Hautboy from 1640...

Author: Bruce Haynes
ISBN: 9780195337259
Format: Paperback
$195.95

This is the first in-depth survey of the oboe during its Golden Age, tracing the history of the instrument from...  Read More >>

Bacchylides: Politics, Performance, Poetic Tradition

Bacchylides: Politics, Performance, Poetic Tradition...

Author: David Fearn (P. S. Allen Junior Research Fellow in Classics, Corpus Christi College, Oxford)
ISBN: 9780199215508
Format: Hardback
$413.00

An original and wide-ranging study of the Greek lyric poet Bacchylides, exploring his engagement with poetic tradition...  Read More >>

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