Music in Early Christian Literature

Name: Music in Early Christian Literature
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ISBN: 9780521376242

ISBN-10: 0521376246

ISBN-13: 9780521376242

Edition: 1989

Authors: James W. McKinnon, John Stevens, Peter le Huray

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This book provides a collection of some 400 passages on music from early Christian literature - New Testament to c. 450 AD - newly translated from the original Greek, Latin, and Syriac. As there are no musical sources of the period, music historians must rely upon remarks about music in literary sources to gain some knowledge of early Christian liturgical music. This volume makes a large and representative collection of the material conveniently available. The passages are arranged chronologically and regionally in eleven chapters with brief commentary. An introduction sets out the major subjects and themes of the original source material.

Book details

List price: $50.99
Copyright year: 1989
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 9/7/1989
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.06" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



The New Testament



The Christian literature of the first and second centuries



The Greek authors of the third century



The western authors of the third and early fourth centuries



Fourth-century Alexandria and desert monasticism



Fourth-century Asia Minor: the Cappadocians



Palestine, Antioch and Syria



The Greek historians



The Apostolic Constitutions, Egeria, and the eastern councils



Western authors of the fourth and early fifth centuries



Augustine and minor western authors


Epilogue


Bibliography


Index of musical and liturgical terms and concepts