The Beneventan Chant

by Thomas Forrest Kelly

From the High Middle Ages the dominance of Gregorian chant has obscured the fact that musical practice in early medieval Europe was far richer than has hitherto been recognized. Despite its historical importance, the Gregorian is not the most consistent and probably not the oldest form of Christian chant. The recovery and study of regional musical dialects having a common ancestry in the Christian church and Western musical tradition are reshaping...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521065976
• ISBN13: 9780521065979
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.4" x 9.7"