Capturing music : the story of notation

Capturing music : the story of notation /

Before the era of recording -- before wax cylinders, vinyl, or digital media -- songwriters, composers, and musicians relied on sheet music and musical notation to disseminate their works. In this marvelously witty and engaging chapter of music history, Kelly, a Harvard musicologist, thoughtfully re...

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Main Author: Kelly, Thomas Forrest
Corporate Author: Blue Heron Renaissance Choir (Performer)
Other Authors: Metcalfe, Scott (Director)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
To 1500
Musical notation > History > To 1500.
Musical notation.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Isidore : writing as recording
  • St. Gregory and the recording of music
  • Guido the monk and the recording of pitch
  • The great book : Leoninus and the recording of rhythm
  • Franco figures it out
  • It takes a scientist : Philippe de Vitry
  • Into the future : later developments.
  • CD. Gregorian chant, Introit "Ad te levavi" (Michael Barrett, soloist)
  • Gregorian chant, Introit "Resurrexi" (David McFerrin, soloist)
  • Gregorian chant, Alleluia "Pascha nostrum" (Paul Guttry, soloist)
  • Hymn, "Ut queant laxis"
  • Alleluia "Pascha nostrum" / Leoninus (Jason McStoots, soloist)
  • Alleluia "Pascha nostrum" / Perotinus (Michael Barrett and Sumner Thompson, soloists (Alleluia) ; Owen McIntosh and Jason McStoots, soloist ("Pascha nostrum")
  • Clausula, "Latus est" Mark Sprinkle, soloist)
  • Motet, "Immolata paschali victima" (Mark Sprinkle and Jason McStoots)
  • "Sumer is icumen in ; Perspice Christicola"
  • Motet, "Diex qui porroir ; En grant dolour ; Aptatus" (Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle, and Scott Metcalfe)
  • Motete, "Aucun ont trouvĂ© ; Lonctans me sui ; Annun[tiantes]" Jason McStoots, Mark Sprinkle, and Scott Metcalfe)
  • Motet, "Garrit gallus ; In nova fert" / Philippe de Vitry (Ian Howell, Martin Near, and Scott Metcalfe)
  • "Biaute qui touts autres pere" / Guillaume de Machaut (Owen McIntosh, Laura Jeppesen, and Scott Metcalfe)
  • "Io son un pellegrin" (Owen McIntosh and sumner Thompson)
  • "Musica son" / Francesco Landini (Owen McIntosh, Jason McStoots, and Sumner Thompson)
  • "En attendant, Esperance conforte" / Jacob Senleches (Owen McIntosh, Charles Weaver, and Scott Metcalfe)
  • "Belle, bonne, sage, plaisant" / Baude Cordier (Martin Near, Charles Weaver, and Scott Metcalfe).

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