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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Rankin, Susan
Titre(s) : Sounding the Word of God [Texte imprimé] : Carolingian books for singers / Susan Rankin
Publication : Notre Dame, Indiana : University of Notre Dame Press, copyright 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XXIX-398 pages) : illustrations (color), music ; 27 cm
Collection : The Conway lectures in medieval studies
Lien à la collection : The Conway lectures in medieval studies
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-373) and indexes
"Drawing on a wide context of bookmaking, this sweeping study traces fundamental changes
in books made to support musical practice during the Carolingian Renaissance. During
the late eighth and ninth centuries, there were dramatic changes in the way European
medieval scribes made books for singers, moving from heavy reliance on unwritten knowledge
to the introduction of musical notation into manuscripts. Well-made liturgical books
were vital to the success of the Carolingian fight for Christian salvation: these
were the basis for carrying out worship correctly, rendering it most effective in
petitions to the Christian God. In Sounding the Word of God, Susan Rankin explores
Carolingian concern with the expression and control of sound in writing--discernible
through instructions for readers and singers visible in liturgical books. Her central
focus is on books made for singers, including those made for priests. The emergence
of musical notations for ecclesiastical chant and of books designed to accommodate
those notations, Rankin concludes, are important aspects of the impact of Carolingian
reforming zeal on material culture. The book has three sections. Part 1 considers
late antique and early medieval texts, which deal with the value of singing and its
necessary regulation. Part 2 describes and investigates techniques used by Carolingian
scribes to provide instructions for readers and singers. The extant books themselves
are the focus of part 3. Rankin's analysis of over two hundred manuscripts and extensive
supporting images represents the work of a scholar who has spent a lifetime with the
sources; her explication of the images, particularly those of the earlier manuscripts,
changes the way in which musicologists and liturgical scholars will view the images.
Indeed, it will change the way in which they approach the unfolding history of chant
and liturgy in the Carolingian period"
Sujet(s) : Notation musicale -- Moyen âge
Manuscrits musicaux -- Moyen âge
Musique vocale sacrée -- Moyen âge
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780268203436. - ISBN 0268203431. - ISBN 9780268203450 (erroné). - ISBN 9780268203429
(erroné) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47156531r
Notice n° :
FRBNF47156531
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