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Article: Introduction to Early Medieval Notation.(Book review)
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Introduction to Early Medieval Notation. By Constantin Floros. (Detroit Monographs in Musicology/Studies in Music, No. 45.) Enlarged Second Edition. Revised, Translated and with an illustrated chapter on Cheironomy by Neil K. Moran. Warren, Michigan: Harmonie Park Press, 2005. [xxiv, 145 p. ISBN 0-89990-129-8. $35.] Tables, music examples, illustrations, bibliography, index.
This newly published book in English translation by Constantin Floros is an important reference tool on the history, theory, and paleography of neume studies. It opens new horizons in the field of medieval chant and launches new research initiatives. The author studies the three major early ...