THE TEMPLE, THE CHURCH FATHERS, AND EARLY WESTERN CHANT by James McKinnon ( 9780860786887 )

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THE TEMPLE, THE CHURCH FATHERS, AND EARLY WESTERN CHANT

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James McKinnon

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Pub. date:

18 June, 1998

Series:

Variorum Collected Studies CS 606

Pages:

314

Description:

A collection of articles examining liturgical music from classical Greece and ancient Israel to late 15th-century Flanders and Spain. The focus is on two main topics: the negative role of instruments in ancient cult music; and the development of ecclesiastical song in early Christianity.

Synopsis:

The articles here deal with liturgical music. Two topics receive special attention: the curiously negative role that musical instruments play in ancient cult music and the development of ecclesiastical song in early Christianity. The first series of articles treats classical Greek ethical notions of instruments, the status of instruments in Temple and Synagogue, and the absence of instruments from early Christian and medieval church music. The next parts trace the psalmody and hymnody of the Christian tradition, from its roots in Judaism to the origins of Gregorian chant in 7th-century Rome. Throughout, the writings of the Christian Church fathers such as Augustine, Ambrose, Basil and John Chrysostom underpin the author's analysis and presentation.

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