Greek Musical Writings

Volume 1, The Musician and his Art

Andrew Barker, John Stevens, Peter le Huray

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Cambridge University Press
20 November 1989

Theory of music & musicology; Early music (up to c 1000 CE)

Series: Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Music

This book is the first of two volumes offering a selection of Greek writings on music, newly translated into English and equipped with an extensive commentary. This volume contains passages from Greek poets, historians and essayists, evoking or describing aspects of the practical activities of musical performance and composition, together with excerpts from philosophers and social critics who comment on the moral, education and aesthetic dimensions of the art. Music was of fundamental importance in the culture of ancient Greece. Its nature and significance cannot now, perhaps, be fully recaptured, but we have a rich fund of information about the Greek experience of music, its forms, its meanings, its social roles, and the practical details of its composition and performance.

Edited by: Andrew Barker
Series edited by: John Stevens, Peter le Huray
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 531g
ISBN: 9780521389112
ISBN 10: 0521389119
Series: Cambridge Readings in the Literature of Music
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 20 November 1989
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Greek Musical Writings: Volume 1, The Musician and his Art

'This book … contains passages in which ancient opinions are expressed on the status, function and practice of music in Greek life … The translated passages are well supplied with explanatory notes that … give the Greekless reader as much information as can be reasonably extracted from the original … As such it is essential reading for any historian of ancient music.' The Musical Times