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Book SynopsisChants, Hypertext, and Prosulas presents the first comprehensive study to integrate textual and musical analyses of liturgical prosulas as they were recorded in medieval Beneventan manuscripts.
Trade ReviewThis book allows us to hear the voices of medieval musicians and poets of southern Italy as they interpret and celebrate the texts and music of the liturgy, a fascinating window on medieval aesthetics. The definitive study of its subject. * Thomas Forrest Kelly, Morton B. Knafel Research Professor of Music, Harvard University *
This magisterial work promises to transform our understanding of how the medieval liturgy was embellished, glossed, and interpreted. Nardini takes us into the creative worlds of singers in medieval southern Italy, yielding vivid insights into their practice of liturgical exegesis, interactions between institutions, and engagement in oral and written modes of composition. As a model for future scholarship on related genres, this book should be eagerly read by all who are interested in the history of the medieval liturgy and medieval Southern Italy. Moreover, the companion website is an invaluable resource for performers. * Rebecca Maloy, Professor of Music, University of Colorado Boulder *
Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgements Part 1 Chapter 1. Prosulas: General features, history and scholarship Chapter 2. Prosulas in manuscripts 2.1 Prosulas in Beneventan Manuscripts: The earliest stages 2.2 Manuscripts from Benevento 2.3 Manuscripts from Other Regional Centres 2.4 Other Fragmentary Sources 2.5 Extra regional concordances Part 2. Prosulas and their Formal Features Chapter 3. Formal Features and Notation 3.1 Prosulas and Their Texts 3.2 The Notating of Prosulas 3.3 Notation Chapter 4. Prosulas for Graduals and Tracts 4.1 The Gradual 4.2 The Tract Chapter 5. Prosulas for Alleluia and Offertories 5.1 The Alleluia 5.2 The Offertory Part 3. Prosulas and the Liturgical Year Chapter 6. General remarks Chapter 7. Feasts of the Temporal Chapter 8. Feasts of the Sanctoral 8.1 Prosulas of the Oldest Lombard Sanctoral 8.2 Prosulas and the Miliey of the Cathedrals and Urban Monasteries Index
