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Book How Music Developed  A Critical and Explanatory Account of the Growth of Modern Music

Download or read book How Music Developed A Critical and Explanatory Account of the Growth of Modern Music written by William James Henderson and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on 2020-09-28 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN reading any history of the development of music as an art one must ever bear in mind the fact that music was also developing at the same time as a popular mode of expression, and that the two processes were separate. The cultivation of modern music as an art was begun by the medieval priests of the Roman Catholic Church, who were endeavoring to arrange a liturgy for their service, and it is due to this fact that for several centuries the only artistic music was that of the Church, and that it was controlled by influences which barely touched the popular songs of the times. In the course of years the two kinds of music came together, and important changes were made. But any account of the development of modern music as an art is compelled to begin with the story of the medieval chant. In the beginning the chants of the Christian Church, from which the medieval chant was developed, were without system. They were a heterogeneous mass of music derived wholly from sources which chanced to be near at hand. The early Christians in Judea must naturally have borrowed their music from the worship of their forefathers, who were mostly Jews. The Christians in Greece naturally adapted Greek music to their requirements, while those in Rome made use of the Roman kithara (lyre) songs, which in their turn were borrowed from the Greeks. Christ and the apostles at the Last Supper chanted one of the old Hebrew psalms. Saint Paul speaks also of "hymns and spiritual songs," by one of which designations he certainly means the hymns of the early Christians founded on Roman lyre songs. It is also on record that the Christian communities of Alexandria as early as 180 A. D. were in the habit of repeating the chant of the Last Supper with an accompaniment of flutes, and Pliny, the Younger (62-110 A. D.), describes the custom of singing hymns to the glory of Christ.

Book How Music Developed

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  • Author : William James Henderson
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1898
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 432 pages

Download or read book How Music Developed written by William James Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book How Music Developed

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  • Author : W. J. Henderson
  • Publisher : Good Press
  • Release : 2019-12-03
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 225 pages

Download or read book How Music Developed written by W. J. Henderson and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Music Developed is a musicological book by W. J. Henderson. It delves into topics such as the beginning of modern music, harmony, notation, and measure, the birth of counterpoint, the golden age of church counterpoint, the progress of popular music and more.

Book How Music Developed

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  • Author : W. J. W. J. Henderson
  • Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Release : 2017-09-26
  • ISBN : 9781977673916
  • Pages : 142 pages

Download or read book How Music Developed written by W. J. W. J. Henderson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IN reading any history of the development of music as an art one must ever bear in mind the fact that music was also developing at the same time as a popular mode of expression, and that the two processes were separate. The cultivation of modern music as an art was begun by the medieval priests of the Roman Catholic Church, who were endeavoring to arrange a liturgy for their service, and it is due to this fact that for several centuries the only artistic music was that of the Church, and that it was controlled by influences which barely touched the popular songs of the times. In the course of years the two kinds of music came together, and important changes were made. But any account of the development of modern music as an art is compelled to begin with the story of the medieval chant. In the beginning the chants of the Christian Church, from which the medieval chant was developed, were without system. They were a heterogeneous mass of music derived wholly from sources which chanced to be near at hand. The early Christians in Judea must naturally have borrowed their music from the worship of their forefathers, who were mostly Jews. The Christians in Greece naturally adapted Greek music to their requirements, while those in Rome made use of the Roman kithara (lyre) songs, which in their turn were borrowed from the Greeks. Christ and the apostles at the Last Supper chanted one of the old Hebrew psalms. Saint Paul speaks also of "hymns and spiritual songs," by one of which designations he certainly means the hymns of the early Christians founded on Roman lyre songs. It is also on record that the Christian communities of Alexandria as early as 180 A. D. were in the habit of repeating the chant of the Last Supper with an accompaniment of flutes, and Pliny, the Younger (62-110 A. D.), describes the custom of singing hymns to the glory of Christ. The psalms in the early Church were chanted antiphonally; that is, one verse was sung by one part of the congregation and answered by another with the next verse, or they were chanted by priest and congregation alternately. Of course there could not have been any high artistic endeavor in such music, because it must have been within the capacity of the least skilled performers. There could not have been any fixed system in the Church until its various branches in the vast Roman empire were unified under a Christian emperor, Constantine (306-337 A. D.). Under him art and architecture began to serve the Church, and it is about this time that we begin to discover attempts at the formation of a system in church music. Four distinct steps are traceable: - First. A. D. 314.-Pope Sylvester founded singing-schools at Rome. Second. A. D. 350.-Flavian and Diodorus made antiphonal chanting of the psalms a required part of the church service at Antioch. Third. A. D. 367.-The Council of Laodicea forbade congregational singing, and confined the service to a trained choir. Fourth. A. D. 384 (about).-St. Ambrose brought together the inharmonious elements in the church liturgy and formulated a general system of chanting known as the Ambrosian chant. The foundation of singing-schools produced choristers who were able to meet the requirements of the improved music, for that was beyond the narrow powers of the early congregations. The reader will readily see how the first three steps toward the formation of a system were logical. But differences in practice naturally crept in, and the work of Ambrose appears to have been one of regulation.

Book HOW MUSIC DEVELOPED A CRITICAL

Download or read book HOW MUSIC DEVELOPED A CRITICAL written by William James 1855-1937 Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book How Music Developed

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  • Author : W. J. Henderson
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  • Release : 2016-06-13
  • ISBN : 9781332569403
  • Pages : 422 pages

Download or read book How Music Developed written by W. J. Henderson and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from How Music Developed: A Critical Ana Explanatory Account of the Growth of Modern Music Descent of the Roman Chant from the kithara songs of the Romans and thence from those of the Greeks - First appearance of modern melody - Steps toward the formation of a musical system - Ambrosian and Gregorian chants -Their character - Nokter Balbulus and sequences - Spread of the Roman chant - Nature of music at this period. In reading any history of the development of music as an art one must ever bear in mind the fact that music was also developing at the same time as a popular mode of expression, and that the two processes were separate. The cultivation of modern music as an art was begun by the medieval priests of the Roman Catholic Church, who were endeavoring to arrange a liturgy for their service, and it is due to this fact that for several centuries the only artistic music was that of the Church, and that it was controlled by influences which barely touched the popular songs of the times. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book How Music Developed

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  • Author : William James Henderson
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  • Release : 1898
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 432 pages

Download or read book How Music Developed written by William James Henderson and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Musical News

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  • Release : 1899
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 622 pages

Download or read book Musical News written by and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Catalogue of the Books Except Fiction  French  and German  in the Public Library of Detroit  Mich

Download or read book General Catalogue of the Books Except Fiction French and German in the Public Library of Detroit Mich written by Detroit Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit  Mich

Download or read book General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit Mich written by Detroit Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit  Mich  Supplement

Download or read book General Catalogue of the Public Library of Detroit Mich Supplement written by Detroit Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contents: 1. 1889-1893.--2. 1894-1898.--3. 1899-1903.

Book Library Notes

Download or read book Library Notes written by North Carolina College for Women. Library and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Songs and Song Writers

Download or read book Songs and Song Writers written by Henry T. Finck and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Standard Catalog for High School Libraries

Download or read book Standard Catalog for High School Libraries written by Zaidee Mabel Brown and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Standard Catalog for Public Libraries

Download or read book Standard Catalog for Public Libraries written by H.W. Wilson Company and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue of the Books in the Senior Section

Download or read book Catalogue of the Books in the Senior Section written by Johannesburg (South Africa). Public Library and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: