The Musical World of a Medieval Monk

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-0-521-85628-7
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 773 g

James Grier documents the musical activities of Adémar 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. Adémar 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 Adémar to be a supremely able designer of liturgies and a highly original composer. This study analyzes 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 Adémar's musical activities in the context of liturgical, musical and political developments at the abbey of Saint Martial in Limoges.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grier, James

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Christliche Orden und Vereinigungen, Ordensgeschichte, Mönchstum
• Geisteswissenschaften Musikwissenschaft Musikwissenschaft Allgemein Einzelne Komponisten und Musiker

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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