Medieval music and the art of memory /

Asking such fundamental questions as how singers managed to memorise such an enormous amount of music and how music composed in the mind rather than in writing has affected musical style, this text explores the impact of the art of memory on the composition and transmission of medieval music.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal: Berger, Anna Maria Busse
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2005.
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Descrição
Resumo:Asking such fundamental questions as how singers managed to memorise such an enormous amount of music and how music composed in the mind rather than in writing has affected musical style, this text explores the impact of the art of memory on the composition and transmission of medieval music.
Descrição Física:1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografia:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-279) and index.
ISBN:9780520930643
0520930649
1423731344
9781423731344
9780520240285
0520240286
1598758039
9781598758030