Horace's Odes and the Mystery of Do-Re-Mi
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Horace's Odes and the Mystery of Do-Re-Mi by Stuart Lyons
Lyons's acclaimed verse translation of the Odes is here fully revised and included with revealing new material on Horace and the nature of his work. The book describes the life and times of Horace.
With brilliant detective work, Stuart Lyons unravels the musical character of Horaces Odes and traces a remarkable link between Horatian music, Guido dArezzo and the discovery of do-re-miHe adds a complete set of verse translations which, like the original, are elegant, clear and deceptively simple, and put the tune back into Horaces songs.'
Stuart Lyons was senior Classics scholar at King's College, Cambridge, where he took his MA, and has an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Keele. He has spent his career in industry and was awarded a CBE in 1993.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780856687907 |
| ISBN 10 | 0856687901 |
| Title | Horace's Odes and the Mystery of Do-Re-Mi |
| Author | Stuart Lyons |
| Series | Aris And Phillips Classical Texts |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
| Year published | 2007-01-12 |
| Number of pages | 244 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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