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How many traditions of oral chant existed before the tenth century? What precursors might there have been to the notational system used in all the surviving manuscripts? In answering such questions, this work seeks to change long-held perceptions about certain crucial stages of the evolution and dissemination of the old corpus of plainchant.

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AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsCh. 1From Gregory to the Ottonians3Ch. 2A Gregorian Processional Antiphon19Ch. 3Toledo, Rome, and the Legacy of Gaul31Ch. 4Charlemagne's Archetype of Gregorian Chant82Ch. 5On the Origin of Neumes109Ch. 6On Gregorian Orality141Ch. 7Abbot Helisachar's Antiphoner178Ch. 8Aurelian's Use of Neumes187Ch. 9Plainchant before Neumes195Ch. 10A Carolingian Visual Model214Ch. 11Memory, Neumes, and Square Notations253Index267

Gregorian Chant and the Carolingians

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 1 March 1998
      ISBN-13 9780691017334
      978-0691017334
      ISBN-10 0691017336

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      How many traditions of oral chant existed before the tenth century? What precursors might there have been to the notational system used in all the surviving manuscripts? In answering such questions, this work seeks to change long-held perceptions about certain crucial stages of the evolution and dissemination of the old corpus of plainchant.

      Table of Contents
      AcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsCh. 1From Gregory to the Ottonians3Ch. 2A Gregorian Processional Antiphon19Ch. 3Toledo, Rome, and the Legacy of Gaul31Ch. 4Charlemagne's Archetype of Gregorian Chant82Ch. 5On the Origin of Neumes109Ch. 6On Gregorian Orality141Ch. 7Abbot Helisachar's Antiphoner178Ch. 8Aurelian's Use of Neumes187Ch. 9Plainchant before Neumes195Ch. 10A Carolingian Visual Model214Ch. 11Memory, Neumes, and Square Notations253Index267

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