James Grier

Musical World of a Medieval Monk (eBook, PDF)

Ademar de Chabannes in Eleventh-century Aquitaine

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Produktbeschreibung

James Grier documents the musical activities of Ademar de Chabannes, eleventh-century monk, historian, homilist and tireless polemicist for the apostolic status of Saint Martial, patron saint of the abbey that bore his name in Limoges. Ademar left behind some 451 folios of music with notation in his autograph hand, a musical resource without equal before the seventeenth century. He introduced, at strategic moments, pieces familiar from the standard liturgy for an apostle and items of his own composition. These reveal Ademar to be a supremely able designer of liturgies and a highly original composer. This study analyses his accomplishments as a musical scribe, compiler of liturgies, editor of existing musical works and composer; it also offers a speculative consideration of his abilities as a singer; and finally, it places Ademar's musical activities in the context of liturgical, musical and political developments at the abbey of Saint Martial in Limoges.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2006
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780511266867
• Artikelnr.: 38197544

Autorenporträt

James Grier is Professor of Music History at the University of Western Ontario.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Adémar de Chabannes and Saint Martial de Limoges
Music scribe
Compiler
Editor
Composer
Singer
Conclusion. The success of the Apostolic Campaign
Appendix A. Manuscripts with Adémar's music hand
Appendix B. Adémar's original compositions
Bibliography.