A companion to ancient Greek and Roman music:

"This chapter provides an overview of the Muses in Greek mythology and argues that their multiplicity, their indefinite number, their lack of fixed personalities and their metapoetic status make them highly unusual members of the Olympian pantheon. As the embodiment of music and the means by wh...

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Other Authors: Lynch, Tosca (Editor), Rocconi, Eleonora (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken Wiley Blackwell 2020
Series:Blackwell companions to the ancient world
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Summary:"This chapter provides an overview of the Muses in Greek mythology and argues that their multiplicity, their indefinite number, their lack of fixed personalities and their metapoetic status make them highly unusual members of the Olympian pantheon. As the embodiment of music and the means by which music is channelled to human beings they are essential to our understanding of the meaning of mousikē in Greek culture. Above all their origins in an oral society foregrounds the performative nature of music which has characterised it as an art form throughout the ages"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:xvii, 522 Seiten Illustrationen, Notenbeispiele
ISBN:9781119275473

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