UID:
almafu_9959234441302883
Format:
1 online resource (309 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
1-134-70486-0
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1-134-70487-9
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1-280-33830-X
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0-203-27050-9
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0-203-04284-0
Content:
Music in Ancient Greece and Rome provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of music from Homeric times to the Roman emperor Hadrian, presented in a concise and user-friendly way. Chapters include: * contexts in which music played a role * a detailed discussion of instruments * an analysis of scales, intervals and tuning * the principal types of rhythm used * and an exploration of Greek theories of harmony and acoustics.Music in Ancient Greece and Rome also contains numerous musical examples, with illustrations of ancient instruments and the
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures; Preface; Music in Greek life, poetry and drama; The aulos; Kithara and lyre; Other instruments; Scales, intervals and tuning; Music, words and rhythm; Music and acoustical science; Music and myth; The years between; Alexandria and southern Italy; The Roman musical experience; Notation and pitch; Some surviving scores; Technical analysis of Greek intervals; The construction of the water-organ (hydraulis); The Brauron aulos; Notes and suggested reading; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-24843-4
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-415-16776-0
Language:
English
DOI:
10.4324/9780203042847
