The Play of Meanings

Aribo's De musica and the Hermeneutics of Musical Thought

Gabriela Ilnitchi (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

280 Seiten

2005
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-5651-6 (ISBN)

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Aribo Scholasticus was an eleventh-century music theorist whose treatise De musica was critical in the development of modal theory. By placing emphasis on melodic formulae as well as scales in the definition of mode, Aribo altered the way Western musicians viewed music. The Play of Meanings: Aribo's De Musica and the Hermeneutics of Musical Thought provides a close reading of the treatise and suggests that an investigation of Aribo's imagery, music theories, and methodology of presentation is critical to a nuanced understanding of not only the treatise itself, but also of its conceptual and theoretical relationship to the larger world of eleventh-century musical thought. The manner in which Aribo's text circulated in the Middle Ages, as well as the chants he cites and his views on music theory, suggest that Aribo's work was intended for a medieval reader who was proficient in music theory - well trained in ratio, yet also versed in Neoplatonic philosophy and biblical exegesis. The interpretive process laid out in this study yields an understanding of Aribo's work that ultimately alters our preconceptions of what a medieval music theory text might or should have been, unveiling a rich field of interconnected meanings. This work finally settles the academic question of this early medieval musicologist's identity, putting forth the first-ever examination of his musical theories as taken from original texts and extant discussions on the subject. As such, it is an essential reference for all medieval scholars and musicologists.

Gabriela Ilnitchi is an associate professor of Musicology in the Eastman School of Music at the University of Rochester.

Part 1 List of Tables Part 2 List of Figures Part 3 List of Examples Part 4 Abbreviations Part 5 Prologue Part 6 PART I Chapter 7 1. Sources and Transmission Chapter 8 2. Chant Examples Part 9 PART II Chapter 10 3. Rhetoric, Topics, and Natura Chapter 11 4. Aribo's Theoretical Model and His Concept of Natura Chapter 12 5. Caprea and Figura circularis Part 13 Epilogue Part 14 Bibliography Part 15 Index Part 16 About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.11.2005
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	146 x 223 mm
Gewicht	485 g
Themenwelt	Sonstiges ► Geschenkbücher
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte
ISBN-10	0-8108-5651-4 / 0810856514
ISBN-13	978-0-8108-5651-6 / 9780810856516
Zustand	Neuware