'Tonus peregrinus': the history of a psalm-tone and its use in polyphonic music

Investigates the historical role of a deviant psalm-tone, the tonus peregrinus, focusing on its applications in polyphonic music within all major branches of Western liturgy. Throughout the remarkably persistent tradition of applying this melody to polyphony, from the ninth century right up to the 2...

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Main Author: Lundberg, Mattias 1976- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Farnham, Surrey, England [u.a.] Ashgate 2011
In:Year: 2011
Reviews:[Rezension von: Lundberg, Mattias, Tonus Peregrinus: The History of a Psalm-Tone and Its Use in Polyphonic Music] (2013) (Eden, Bradford Lee)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Tonus peregrinus / Counterpoint
Further subjects:B Counterpoint
B Tonus peregrinus History
B Tonus peregrinus