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Antiquity and the Middle Ages

From Ancient Greece to the 15th century

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  • © 1990

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Editors:
  1. James McKinnon
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Part of the book series: Man & Music (MAMU)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Early Western Civilization

    • James McKinnon
    Pages 1-44

  3. Public Music as ‘Fine Art’ in Archaic Greece

    • Andrew Barker
    Pages 45-67

  4. Christian Antiquity

    • James McKinnon
    Pages 68-87

  5. The Emergence of Gregorian Chant in the Carolingian Era

    • James McKinnon
    Pages 88-119

  6. Plainchant Transfigured: Innovation and Reformation through the Ages

    • David Hiley
    Pages 120-142

  7. The Polyphonic Music of the Medieval Monastery, Cathedral and University

    • Marion S. Gushee
    Pages 143-169

  8. Medieval England, 950–1450

    • Peter M. Lefferts
    Pages 170-196

  9. Court and City in France, 1100–1300

    • Christopher Page
    Pages 197-217

  10. Ars Antiqua — Ars Nova — Ars Subtilior

    • Daniel Leech-Wilkinson
    Pages 218-240

  11. Trecento Italy

    • Michael Long
    Pages 241-268

  12. The Close of the Middle Ages

    • Reinhard Strohm
    Pages 269-312

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 313-337
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About this book

From the series examining the development of music in specific places during particular times, this book looks at ancient and medieval music, from Classical and Christian antiquity to the emergence of the Gregorian chant and the medieval town and Court.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Antiquity and the Middle Ages

  • Book Subtitle: From Ancient Greece to the 15th century

  • Editors: James McKinnon

  • Series Title: Man & Music

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21157-9

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1990

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-0-333-53004-7Published: 18 February 1992

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-349-21157-9Published: 01 December 1990

  • Series ISSN: 2947-1850

  • Series E-ISSN: 2947-1869

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 337

  • Topics: Music

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