Inside the offertory : aspects of chronology and transmission / Rebecca Maloy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maloy, Rebecca.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Offertories (Music)--History and criticism.

Offertories (Music).

Gregorian chants--History and criticism.

Gregorian chants.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (460 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The offertory has played a crucial role in recent vigorous debates about the origins of Gregorian chant. Its elaborate solo verses are among the most splendid of chant melodies, yet the verses ceased to be performed in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, making them among the least known and studied members of the repertory. Rebecca Maloy now offers the first comprehensive investigation of the offertory, drawing upon its music, texts, and liturgical history to shed new light on its origins and chronology. Maloy addresses issues that are at the very heart of chant scholarship, such as the rel

Contents:

CONTENTS; CHAPTER 1 Introduction; CHAPTER 2 The Texts of the Offertories; CHAPTER 3 The Gregorian and Roman Offertories; CHAPTER 4 The Milanese Melodic Dialect and the Question of "Italianate" Style; CHAPTER 5 Origin and Chronology; CHAPTER 6 The Offertories in Manuscripts: An Introduction to the Edition; APPENDIX 1 Textual Sources and Variants; APPENDIX 2 Manuscripts Cited; APPENDIX 3 Commentary on Edition; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF CHANTS; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; I; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; V; GENERAL INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612500961

1-282-50096-1

0-19-971798-2

OCLC:

593293167