The offertory has played a key role in the recent debates about the origins of Gregorian chant. This book offers a comprehensive study of the offertory, considering the music, lyrics, and liturgical history to shed new light on its origins and chronology INDICE: Acknowledgements; 1: Introduction; 2: The Offertory Lyrics; 3: The Gregorian and Roman Offertories; 4: The Milanese Melodic Witness and the Question of 'Italianate' Style; 5: Origin and Chronology; 6: The Offertory in Manuscripts: An Introduction to the Edition; Appendix 1: Textual Sources and Variants; Appendix 2: Manuscripts Cited; Bibliography; Edition
- ISBN: 978-0-19-531517-2
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 460
- Fecha Publicación: 15/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés