Capturing Music by Thomas Forrest Kelly
An entertaining history of how musicians learned to record music for all time, filled with art that sings.
"From the sparest clues showing the contour of early chant to the most intricate and beautiful musical symbols ever devised, Capturing Music is engaging at every turnTom Kelly is a master storyteller." -- Ross W. Duffin, author of How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care)
"Readers will delight in the exquisite beauty of this volume—it looks like a richly illuminated manuscript! And with Blue Heron’s expertly and lovingly produced recordings, this is so much more than a book—it is something rare and wonderful." -- Susan Hellauer, founding member of Anonymous 4
"With his characteristic blend of deep scholarship and clarity of style, Tom Kelly has written a timely history of the most significant revolution in musical practice of the last thousand years." -- Peter Phillips, founder and director, Tallis Scholars
"Tom Kelly’s Capturing Music is a splendid introduction to the wonders of medieval notational technology, written in an engaging way." -- Margot Fassler, Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Music History and Liturgy, University of Notre Dame
"For generations to come, this lucid book will be the go-to study of notation for performers of early music, and a soothing balm for anyone who wants to understand how visual technology reflected the ways music was conceived, performed, and documented." -- Benjamin Bagby, director of Sequentia
"Marvelously witty and engaging." -- Publishers Weekly
"Mr. Kelly’s fascinating book tracks the centuries-long process by which pitches and rhythms were codified." -- Eric Felten - Wall Street Journal
"Gorgeously illustrated… If you have ever wondered how a system of dots and lines in space came to express the arrangement of sounds in time, this engaging, chatty book explains how… Thomas Forrest Kelly’s witty and colloquial prose style makes the book much more approachable than you might expect." -- Melinda Bargreen - Seattle Times
"Readers will delight in the exquisite beauty of this volume—it looks like a richly illuminated manuscript! And with Blue Heron’s expertly and lovingly produced recordings, this is so much more than a book—it is something rare and wonderful." -- Susan Hellauer, founding member of Anonymous 4
"With his characteristic blend of deep scholarship and clarity of style, Tom Kelly has written a timely history of the most significant revolution in musical practice of the last thousand years." -- Peter Phillips, founder and director, Tallis Scholars
"Tom Kelly’s Capturing Music is a splendid introduction to the wonders of medieval notational technology, written in an engaging way." -- Margot Fassler, Keough-Hesburgh Professor of Music History and Liturgy, University of Notre Dame
"For generations to come, this lucid book will be the go-to study of notation for performers of early music, and a soothing balm for anyone who wants to understand how visual technology reflected the ways music was conceived, performed, and documented." -- Benjamin Bagby, director of Sequentia
"Marvelously witty and engaging." -- Publishers Weekly
"Mr. Kelly’s fascinating book tracks the centuries-long process by which pitches and rhythms were codified." -- Eric Felten - Wall Street Journal
"Gorgeously illustrated… If you have ever wondered how a system of dots and lines in space came to express the arrangement of sounds in time, this engaging, chatty book explains how… Thomas Forrest Kelly’s witty and colloquial prose style makes the book much more approachable than you might expect." -- Melinda Bargreen - Seattle Times
Thomas Forrest Kelly is professor of music at Harvard University. The author of The Role of the Scroll, Capturing Music, and Music Then and Now, he lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393064964 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393064964 |
| Title | Capturing Music |
| Author | Thomas Forrest Kelly |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2014-11-04 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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