Understanding the Old Hispanic Office by Emma Hornby

Understanding the Old Hispanic Office by Emma Hornby

Based on highly original archival and palaeographical research, this is the first methodological and factual primer in English on the distinctive liturgical tradition of early medieval Spain. It provides clear and approachable blueprints for future work on the description and analysis (musical, theological and cultural) of this and other liturgies. For non-specialists, the authors introduce the main features of Old Hispanic liturgy, its manuscripts, its services and its liturgical genres. For specialists, they model a variety of ways to work with the Old Hispanic materials in depth, incorporating notational, musical, theological and historical perspectives. For those interested in musical notation, the book lays out a method for working with unpitched neumes, with illustrative results, that will inspire and challenge others working on monophonic chant. For historians and liturgists, the texts and melodies are analysed in combination with the theological context that informed their creation.

'… contains a wealth of information for specialists and nonspecialists alikeSince this review can hardly do justice to it, readers are encouraged to find out for themselves just how useful this reference book can be and to appreciate the patience and sheer intellectual power that stand behind each chapter.' Kathleen Sewright, Notes
'This study both provides an essential resource for further study of the Old Hispanic rite and demonstrates its importance for musicologists, historians, liturgical scholars, and theologians.' William Flynn, Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies

Emma Hornby is Professor of Music at the University of Bristol. As Principal Investigator, she directed the ERC-funded Old Hispanic Office research project that formed the basis of this book. Kati Ihnat is an Assistant Professor of History at the Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, specialising in the religious cultures of the Middle Ages. Rebecca Maloy is professor of Music at the University of Colorado Boulder. She is the author of three monographs, most recently Songs of Sacrifice, on the Old Hispanic offertory. Raquel Rojo Carrillo is a Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Music. Her research focuses on medieval Iberian plainchant.

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Title	Understanding the Old Hispanic Office
Author	Emma Hornby
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
Year published	2025-02-06
Number of pages	474
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