A renowned scholar and musician presents a new and innovative exploration of the beginnings of Western musical art. Beginning in the time of the New Testament, when Christians began to develop an art of ritual singing with an African and Asian background, Christopher Page traces the history of music in Europe through the development of Gregorian chant?a music that has profoundly influenced the way Westerners hear?to the invention of the musical staff, regarded as the fundamental technology of Western music. Page places the history of the singers who performed this music against the social, political and economic life of a Western Europe slowly being remade after the collapse of Roman power. His book will be of interest to historians, musicologists, performing musicians, and general readers who are keen to explore the beginnings of Western musical art.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-13
9780300112573
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96838449
Product Key Features
Book Title
The Christian West and Its Singers: the First Thousand Years
Author
Christopher Page
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Music
Publication Year
2010
Number of Pages
694 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
252mm
Item Width
186mm
Item Weight
2192g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Christopher Page
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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