This book is the first attempt to trace the rise and consolidation of singersand their art in the Christian West. It begins in the New Testament period and ends in twelfth-century Europe when churches, hospitals and monasteries shared a body of vocal music, including Gregorian Chant, that was sung hour by hour, day by day, from Ireland to the first crusading kingdoms in the Levant. Thehistory of the singers who performed it is here placed against the social, political and economic life of a Western Europe slowly being remade after the collapse of Roman power. The unfolding story, with its generous illustrations, will be of interest to historians, musicologists, performing musicians and the general reader keen to explore the beginnings of Western musical art.
- ISBN: 978-0-300-11257-3
- Editorial: Yale University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 400
- Fecha Publicación: 29/01/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés