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978-1-4632-0105-0Lund, Cajsa S. Music Archaeology in Scandinavia, 1800-1990
Lund describes the development of Scandinavian music history from 1797 with the first discovery of lurs in Denmark to the modern discipline as it is established in research during the 19th and 20th centuries. Systematic orientation came in the 1970s. More...
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978-1-4632-0104-3Kolltveit, Gjermund. Studies of Ancient Nordic Music, 1915-1940
The pioneers who contributed towards the formative period of Scandinavian musicology (ca. 1915-1940) were highly interested in ancient music. Kolltveit describes approaches by pioneers Hammerich, Panum, Andersson, Norlind, Leden and Tveitt in their cultural, political, and academic contexts. More...
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978-1-4632-0103-6Lawson, Graeme. Antiquarians, Archaeologists and Music in Nineteenth Century London
Proceedings from the British Archaeological Association contain music studies from 150 years ago. Lawson raises a historiographical concern for these early discussions, as many of the authors are forgotten. More...
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978-1-4632-0102-9Both, Arnd Adje. Music-Archaeological Research on Pre-Columbian Music Cultures 1880-1920
This paper contains an overview of Pre-Columbian music research between 1880 and 1920. Figures and the interdisciplinary direction of the research movement are discussed in detail. Many of these early studies remain ignored, which is a concern for music historiography. More...
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978-1-4632-0101-2Hickmann, Ellen. From Music Archaeology to Historiography
Hickmann describes a 17th century work by Guaman Poma chronicling the first period of the Conquista. Details from this book are comparable to archaeological finds of musical instruments that have since disappeared. The author provides illustrations of ancient Andean instruments. More...
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978-1-4632-0100-5Franklin, John C. Remembering Music in Early Greece
The focus of this paper is how Ancient Greeks preserved information about their musical history, highlighting oral/aural tradition and the transition to literacy when inscriptions could capture information in roughly datable contexts. Music history sources and motives are also examined. More...
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978-1-61143-956-4Dumbrill, Richard. Idiophones of the Ancient Near East
A comprehensive catalogue of the idiophones of the ancient Near East acquired by the Department of the Near East of the British Museum since the mid-nineteenth century. The book is fully illustrated with updated descriptions and bibliography. More...
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978-1-61143-669-3Mirelman, Sam. The Historiography of Music in Global Perspective
This volume examines the perception of music’s past, in all its historical, geographical and cultural breadth. The wide-ranging collection of papers address the interpretation of past music cultures from the earliest records of antiquity until the present. More...
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978-1-60724-264-2Ibrahim, Gregorios. Syrian Orthodox Music
This book originated in Bishop Yohanna Gregorios’ dissatisfaction with the lack of a study which would show where the music of the Syrian church came from, how it was accepted in the church, the basis on which it entered the church, the regional variation in chanting traditions, and the development of church music through time. More...
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978-1-60724-375-5Foley, Edward. Foundations of Christian Music
Taking a wider historical scope, this booklet examines the auditory environment and the temple of Herod as well as first century synagogues. Music in borrowed spaces and house churches of early Christianity conclude the study. More...
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978-1-59333-802-2Jeannin, Jules. Mélodies Liturgiques
The classic exploration of Syriac liturgical melodies, the work of Dom Jeannin has no rivals. Beginning with a discussion of the nature of Beth Gazo, the treasury of chants, this work provides a careful introduction to the various types of liturgical music found in the church. Homilies in strophic form, the popular poetry of the fifth-century qole, antiphonal psalms, anthems, melismatic hymns or litanies, and melodies from Mosul are just part of the service music and hymnody discussed in the introduction and presented with their melodies in Syriac. More...
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0-00000-026-XHabil, Issa. The 1700th anniversary of St. Ephraim the Lyre of the Holy Spirit
Syriac Music celebrates the 1700th Anniversary of Mor Efraim The Syriac (The Lyre of the Holy Spirit). Contains eight Syriac Orthodox church hymns on the lyrics of St. Ephraim heard in a variety of musical settings; of particular note are the many different melodies that are used. More...
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0-00000-016-XArchdiocesan Choral Society. Washing of the feet according to the Syriac Orthodox Church
The CD gives the full service of the Washing of the Feet according to the Syriac Orthodox rite which takes place during Holy Week. More...
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0-00000-017-XLahdo, Can. Syriac Orthodox Songs for Funeral Services
This is the first musical collection made for various funeral services. The songs include hymns chanted during the funerals of clergy, laypeople and children. More...
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0-00000-032-XAfram, Gabriel. Anthology of Poems
2-disc set of of poetry from the author of the Syriac-Swedish dictionary. More...
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0-00000-015-XMor Balay Choir. Songs from the Choir of St. Balay, Heidelberg
The CD includes secular and sacred songs in Syriac. The texts are based on twentieth-century Classical Syriac literature. More...
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0-00000-014-XArchdiocesan Choral Society. Traditional Hymns for Christmas
The CD gives fourteen traditional Christmas songs in Syriac, performed by the Archdiocesan Choral Society of the Syriac Orthodox Church in the Eastern USA. More...
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