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Manuscript sources and the diversity of the musical traditions they preserve form the focus of this collection of 18 essays on Gregorian Chant. The author investigates chants of various types - invitatory tones and antiphons, responsories and prosulae, mass chants and chants of the Divine Office. In one of the studies here, she examines the collection of chants sung in the Divine Office at Cluny for the feast of St Benedict, telling how they were incorporated into a narrative describing the theft of the relics of St Benedict from the Abbey of Montecassino by monks from France. In another, she examines chants composed on texts taken from the parable of the Talents, linking their use to the ways in which ideals of stewardship have been presented in ancient and modern times. Numerous illustrations showing pages from chant manuscripts are included.

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Author:   Ruth Steiner
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Ashgate Publishing Limited
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   vCS 651
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.579kg
ISBN:  

9780860787914

ISBN 10:   0860787915
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   28 June 1999
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Ruth Steiner, The Catholic University of America, USA

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