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Music in ancient Greece and Rome /

Music in Ancient Greece and Rome provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of music from Homeric times to the Roman emperor Hadrian, presented in a concise and user-friendly way. Chapters include: * contexts in which music played a role * a detailed discussion of instruments * an analysis...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Landels, John G. (John Gray), 1926-2006
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Music in Greek life, poetry and drama
  • The aulos
  • Kithara and lyre
  • Other instruments
  • Scales, intervals and tuning
  • Music, words and rhythm
  • Music and acoustical science
  • Music and myth
  • The years between : Alexandria and southern Italy
  • The Roman musical experience
  • Notation and pitch
  • Some surviving scores
  • Appendix 1. Technical analysis of Greek intervals
  • Appendix 2. The construction of the water-organ (hydraulis)
  • Appendix 3. The Brauron aulos.