The Songs of Africa: The Ethiopian Canticles Contributor(s): Oden, Thomas C. (Editor), Niccum, Curt (With), Bausi, Alessandro (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1624280609 ISBN-13: 9781624280603 Publisher: Iccs Press OUR PRICE: $80.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts - Religion | Antiquities & Archaeology |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.25" W x 10.75" (1.56 lbs) 230 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: In the Songs of Africa, the authors present evidence that the oldest written form of African music with embedded musical notation in the sub-Saharan region was Ethiopian chant, song, dance, and instrumentation. Those who are looking for the most ancient known roots of African song, jazz, musical phrases, composition, and scripted musical notation may find them echoing from the Ethiopian highlands from the fifth century and codified in a stable manuscript tradition dating to the fourteenth century. These manuscript sources predate by many centuries most other oral traditions found in traditional African religions. Despite their crucial importance in centuries of culture-formation, the Ethiopian Canticles have never before been the specific subject of rigorous critical textual investigation. In this volume one encounters significant implications for jazz history, African studies, and Christian culture in eastern Africa. |