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Documents of Ancient Greek Music : The Extant Melodies and Fragments by Martin L. West and Egert Pohlmann (2001, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10019815223X
ISBN-139780198152231
eBay Product ID (ePID)24038287001
Product Key Features
Number of Pages226 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameDocuments of Ancient Greek Music : the Extant Melodies and Fragments
Publication Year2001
SubjectHistory & Criticism, Ancient / Greece
TypeTextbook
AuthorMartin L. West, Egert Pohlmann
Subject AreaMusic, History
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight41.3 Oz
Item Length10.9 in
Item Width8.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2001-275658
Dewey Edition21
ReviewsDAGM will stand as the basic edition for the Greek musical documents for a long time. For specialists, of course, DAGM is a fundamental resource.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal780/.937
SynopsisThis uniquely complete and up-to-date collection of the surviving remains of ancient Greek music will serve as the standard work of reference for decades to come. Since its appearance in 1970, Egert Pohlmann's Denkmaler altgriechischer Musik has been the standard collection of the surviving fragments of ancient Greek music. But the publication of many further texts in recent years has put it in urgent need of updating. In this new English edition, prepared in collaboration with Martin West, the number of items has risen to 61, of which 23 are additions to the content of the 1970 book. All the texts, new and old, have been carefully revised against the original documents or photographs, and many improved readings have been obtained as a result., A uniquely complete and up-to-date collection of the surviving remains of ancient Greek music (fifth century BC to third or fourth century AD) as preserved in ancient notation on inscriptions, papyri, and medieval manuscripts. Each item is accompanied, where feasible, with a transcription into modern musical notation and an explanatory commentary. Good-quality photographs are provided in most cases., This uniquely complete and up-to-date collection of the surviving remains of ancient Greek music will serve as the standard work of reference for decades to come. Since its appearance in 1970, Egert Pohlmann's Denkmaler altgriechischer Musik has been the standard collection of the surviving fragments of ancient Greek music. But the publication of many further texts in recent years has put it in urgent need of updating. In this new English edition, prepared in collaboration with Martin West, the number of items has risen to 61, of which 23 are additions to the content of the 1970 book. They extend from the fifth century BC to the third or fourth AD, and afford a clearer perception than hitherto of how Greek music evolved over time. All the texts, new and old, have been carefully revised against the original documents or photographs, and many improved readings have been obtained as a result.Each item is given in diplomatic transcript with the ancient music notation, transcription into modern musical notation (except in the case of the smallest fragments), a double critical apparatus for the notation and the poetic text, and a commentary explaining the source and nature of the document, the history of its discovery and study, the musical scales used in it, and any other features of the music or its notation that call for comment. Good-quality photographs are provided for most items, exception being made for some items of which images are relatively easily accessible elsewhere, for example in the volumes of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri.All who are interested in ancient Greek music, whether as an aspect of Hellenic culture or as a chapter of high importance in the early history of music generally, will welcome this comprehensive scholarly presentation of the source material by the two leading experts in the field.
LC Classification NumberML169.P587D63 2001
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