Source Readings in Music History: Greek Views of Music: Vol 1

Strunk, W. Oliver (Editor)/ Treitler, Leo (Editor)/ Mathiesen, Thomas J. (Editor)

ISBN 10: 0393966941 / ISBN 13: 9780393966947

Published by W W Norton & Co Inc, 1997

revised edition. 7 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # x-0393966941

Synopsis:

This collection presents three entire treaties, as well as excerpted writings on music by Plato, Aristotle, and others. Included is the first English translation of Gaudentius's complete Harmonic Introduction, prepared by the volume's editor, Thomas J. Mathieson, who also revised the other translations in light of recent scholarship. These selections not only illuminate Greek thinking about music, they also help us understand ideas about music set forth by medieval and Renaissance writers and theorists.

About the Author: Leo Treitler, Distinguished Professor of Music at the City University of New York, is the author of Music and the Historical Imagination, as well as other books and articles on music historiography and medieval music.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Source Readings in Music History: Greek ...
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New