Source Readings in Music History: Greek Views of Music: Vol 1
Strunk, W. Oliver (Editor)/ Treitler, Leo (Editor)/ Mathiesen, Thomas J. (Editor)
ISBN 10: 0393966941 ISBN 13: 9780393966947
Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997
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How did the ancient Greeks regard music? In many different ways, as the readings in Greek Views of Music reveal.
This collection presents three entire treaties, as well as excerpted writings on music by Plato, Aristotle, and others. Included is the first English translation of Gaudentius's complete Harmonic Introduction, prepared by the volume's editor, Thomas J. Mathieson, who also revised the other translations in light of recent scholarship. These selections not only illuminate Greek thinking about music, they also help us understand ideas about music set forth by medieval and Renaissance writers and theorists.About the Author: Leo Treitler, Distinguished Professor of Music at the City University of New York, is the author of Music and the Historical Imagination, as well as other books and articles on music historiography and medieval music.
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Title: Source Readings in Music History: Greek ...
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New