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The Advent project : the later-seventh-century creation of the Roman Mass proper / James W. McKinnon.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McKinnon, James W., 1932-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mass (Music)--500-1400.
- Mass (Music).
- Propers (Music)--500-1400--History and criticism.
- Propers (Music).
- Gregorian chants--History and criticism.
- Gregorian chants.
- Church music--Catholic Church.
- Church music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (483 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In his final accomplishment of an extraordinarily distinguished career, James W. McKinnon considers the musical practices of the early Church in this incisive examination of the history of Christian chant from the years A.D.. 200 to 800. The result is an important book that is certain to have a long-lasting impact on musicology, religious studies, and history.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I. The Prehistory
- II. The Seventh-Century Roman Background
- III. The Advent Project
- Epilogue: The Central Question of Gregorian Chant
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-454) and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9780520924338
- 0520924339
- 9781597344524
- 1597344524
- OCLC:
- 475926949
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