Introduction to Early Medieval Notation, Enlarged Second Edition by Constantin Floros
Revised, Translated, and with an Illustrated Chapter on Cheironomy, by Neil K. Moran
This book is based primarily on the research of the author in the field of neumatic notation, particularly his three-volume Universale Neumenkunde published in 1970. The principal studies in the field, both the older and the younger studies, are acknowledged. In addition, many recent research results appear here for the first time.
About the author
Constantin Floros is professor emeritus of musicology at the University of Hamburg and a prolific writer on diverse subjects. Born in Thessaloniki, he was trained in law at the University of Thessaloniki and in music at the Vienna Music Academy and the universities of Vienna and Hamburg. Among his monographs are three volumes on the origin of Gregorian neumes (Universale Neumenkunde: Bärenreiter, 1970), as well as books on the semantic meaning of the symphony; and on, among other composers, Mahler (Breitkopf & Härtel, 1977-85; Amadeus Press, 1993), Berg (Breitkopf, 1993), and Ligeti (Verlag Lafite, 1996). In 1999 Constantin Floros was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Athens. He was elected to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in 2002 and received the golden honorary diploma from the University of Vienna in 2005.
About the Translator
Neil K. Moran is the author of numerous studies on European cultural history in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, including The Ordinary Chants of the Byzantine Mass (K. D. Wagner Verlag, 1975) and Singers in Byzantine and Late Slavonic Painting (E. J. Brill, 1986). A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Dr. Moran earned the B.Mus. degree from the University of Alberta, the M.A. from Boston University, and the Ph.D. in musicology from the University of Hamburg. He has resided in Toronto since 1979.
DMM/SM 45 / 200p / 0-89990-129-8 / Paperback / 2005 / $28.00
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REVIEWS
“an important reference tool on the history, theory, and paleography of neume studies …The author goes far beyond the title of the book: he gives an introduction not only to the theory of neumes, but also to the history of monodic music of Byzantine, Slavonic, and Latin churches and the notations used by them.”
MLA Notes
“The approach to this material is quite innovative: the author insists on the thorough study of the neume repertories based on an interdisciplinary and comparative methodology.”
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