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.

Bibliografiska uppgifter
Huvudupphovsman: Berger, Anna Maria Busse
Materialtyp: Licensed eBooks
Språk:engelska
Publicerad: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2005.
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Beskrivning
Sammanfattning: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.
Fysisk beskrivning:1 online resource (xvi, 288 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografi:Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-279) and index.
ISBN:9780520930643
0520930649
1423731344
9781423731344
9780520240285
0520240286
1598758039
9781598758030