Music in Early Christian Literature Contributor(s): McKinnon, James W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521376246 ISBN-13: 9780521376242 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $51.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1989 Annotation: This book provides a collection of some 400 passages on music from early Christian literature - New Testament to c. 450 AD - newly translated from the original Greek, Latin, and Syriac. As there are no musical sources of the period, music historians must rely upon remarks about music in literary sources to gain some knowledge of early Christian liturgical music. This volume makes a large and representative collection of the material conveniently available. The passages are arranged chronologically and regionally in eleven chapters with brief commentary. An introduction sets out the major subjects and themes of the original source material. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts - Music | History & Criticism - General - Music | Religious - Christian |
Dewey: 780.901 |
LCCN: 86021545 |
Series: Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Music |
Physical Information: 0.51" H x 6.07" W x 9.02" (0.7 lbs) 192 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |