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Item Information   Holdings     Author Notes & Sketches     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Summary     Table of Contents       More by this author     Kelly, Thomas Forrest,     Subjects     Guido, d'Arezzo.     Léonin, active 12th century.     Franco de Colonia.     Vitry, Philippe de, 1291-1361.     Musical notation -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.     Gregorian chants -- History and criticism.     Church music -- Catholic Church -- 500-1400.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kelly, Thomas Forrest,       by title:      Capturing music : th...         MARC Display

Capturing music : the story of notation / Thomas Forrest Kelly. by Kelly, Thomas Forrest, New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2015] [2015] Subjects Guido, d'Arezzo.   Léonin, active 12th century.   Franco de Colonia.   Vitry, Philippe de, 1291-1361.   Musical notation -- Europe -- History -- To 1500.   Gregorian chants -- History and criticism.   Church music -- Catholic Church -- 500-1400. Format:  No. of Holds for all sites :  0 Summary:  In today's digital landscape, we have the luxury of experiencing music anytime, anywhere. But before this instant accessibility and dizzying array of formats -- before CDs, the eight-track tape, the radio, and the turntable -- there was only one recording technology: music notation. It allowed singers and soloists to travel across great distances and perform their work with stunning fidelity, a feat that we now very much take for granted. Thomas Forrest Kelly transports us to the lively and complex world of monks and monasteries, of a dove singing holy chants into the ear of a saint, and of bustling activity in the Cathedral of Notre Dame -- an era when the only way to share even the simplest song was to learn it by rote, church to church and person to person. With clarity and a sense of wonder, Kelly tells a story that spans five hundred years, leading us on a journey through medieval Europe and showing how we learned to keep track of rhythm, melody, and precise pitch with a degree of accuracy previously unimagined. Kelly reveals the technological advances that led us to the system of notation we use today, placing each step of its evolution in its cultural and intellectual context. Companion recordings by the renowned Blue Heron ensemble are paired with vibrant illuminated manuscripts, bringing the art to life and allowing readers to experience something of the marvel that medieval writers must have felt when they figured out how to capture music for all time. Description:  xv, 238 pages : illustrations (some color), music ; 25 cm + 1 audio disc (4 3/4 in.) Edition:  First edition.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Madison Library District Non-fiction 780.14 Kelly, Thomas / Capturing Checked In Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email Search Results to:

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