A History of Byzantine Music and Hymnography

Wellesz, Egon

Published by Clarendon Press,, 1980

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Hardback. 461pp. Second edition, revised and enlarged: "The History of Byzantine Music and Hymnography was first published in 1949 and has for ten years been the standard textbook on this subject. Recent progress in this field, however, due in part to the author's own work, has made a second revised and enlarged edition necessary. The sections on Byzantine liturgy and on Byzantine notation have been rewritten and considerably extended. New chapters have been added on the melismatic style and on liturgical chant proper. Thus, for the first time, the entire field of Byzantine musicology has been covered and the second edition will be indispensable not only to all those interested in Byzantine studies but also to students of Eastern liturgy. " Indexed. Some light fading to edges of blue boards and some faint spotting. Dust jacket has a few very minor marks but has foxing across the back. Text is clean. Binding is sound. Good+, sound copy in like dust jacket Good+, sound copy in like dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 23462

Bibliographic Details

Title: A History of Byzantine Music and Hymnography

Publisher: Clarendon Press,

Publication Date: 1980

Binding: Hardback

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included