Plainsong in the Age of Polyphony |
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| Editor:
| Kelly, Thomas Forrest |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Performance Practice Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-10689-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2009 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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From at least the eighth century and for about a thousand years the repertory of music known as Georgian chant, or plainsong, formed the largest body of written music. But plainsong did not follow rigid conventions. It is just this variation, this living quality of plainsong, that these essays address.
From at least the eighth century and for about a thousand years the repertory of music known as Georgian chant, or plainsong, formed the largest body of written music. But plainsong did not follow rigid conventions. It is just this variation, this living quality of plainsong, that these essays address.