City, Chant, and the Topography of Early Music

Bys: Christoph Wolff and Sean Gallagher

Cultural landscape and geography have affected the history of Western music from its earliest manifestations to the present day. City, Chant, and the Topography of Early Music brings together essays by thirteen leading scholars that explore ways that space, urban life, landscape, and time transformed plainchant and other musical forms. In addressing a broad array of topics and regions--ranging from Beneventan chant in Italy and Dalmatia, to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964031744
• ISBN13: 9780964031746
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"