Songs of sacrifice : chant, identity, and Christian formation in early medieval Iberia / Rebecca Maloy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maloy, Rebecca, author.

Series:

AMS studies in music

AMS studies in music series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Mozarabic rite--Liturgy.

Catholic Church.

Mozarabic chants--History and criticism.

Mozarabic chants.

Sacred vocal music--Spain--500-1400--History and criticism.

Sacred vocal music.

Mozarabic rite (Catholic Church)--Liturgy.

Mozarabic rite (Catholic Church).

Liturgics.

Spain.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

ix, 331 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Songs of Sacrifice argues that liturgical music-both texts and melodies-played a central role in the cultural renewal of early Medieval Iberia. Between the seventh and eleventh centuries, Christian worship on the Iberian Peninsula was structured by rituals of great theological and musical richness, known as the Old Hispanic (or Mozarabic) rite. Much of this liturgy was produced during the seventh century, as part of a cultural and educational program led Isidore of Seville and other bishops. After the conversion of the Visigothic rulers from Arian to Nicene Christianity at the end of the sixth century, the bishops aimed to create a society unified in the Nicene faith, built on twin pillars of church and kingdom. They initiated a project of clerical education, facilitated through a distinctive culture of textual production. The chant repertory was carefully designed to promote these aims. The creators of the chant texts reworked scripture in ways designed to teach biblical exegesis, linking both to the theological works of Isidore and others, and to Visigothic anti-Jewish discourse. The notation reveals an intricate melodic grammar that is closely tied to textual syntax and sound. Through musical rhetoric, the melodies shaped the delivery of the texts to underline words and phrases images of particular liturgical or doctrinal import. The chants thus worked toward the formation of individual Christian souls and a communal, Nicene identity. The final chapters turn to questions about the intersection between orality and writing and the relationships of the Old Hispanic chant to other Western plainsong traditions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. Old Hispanic Chant and the Visigothic Context

The Sacrificium

Liturgy, Patristic Learning, and Christian Formation

From Scripture to Chant : Biblical Exegesis and Communal Identity in the Sacrificia

The Melodic Language

Sounding Prophecy : Words and Music in the Sacrificia

The Broader Old Hispanic Tradition: Aspects of Melodic Transmission

Connections beyond Hispania.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Maloy, Rebecca, Songs of sacrifice

ISBN:

9780190071530

0190071532

OCLC:

1125308244

Publisher Number:

99984888836