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Gregorian and Old Roman Eighth-Mode Tracts: A Case Study in the Transmission of Western Chant. (Book Reviews: Diverse Topics).(Book Review)-

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Publication Date: 01-MAR-03 		Format: Online - approximately 1203 words
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Gregorian and Old Roman Eighth-Mode Tracts: A Case Study in the Transmission of Western Chant. By Emma Hornby. Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate, 2001. [xii, 401 p. ISBN 0-754-604244. $84.95.] Music examples, illustrations, facsimiles. bibliography, index.

The relationship between oral and written transmission in Gregorian chant is among the most hotly debated issues of recent scholarship. Although scholars agree that origins of the repertory are oral, the time period and precise nature of oral transmission remain subjects of much contention. When was the repertory first recorded in notation? How was it remembered and transmitted before this time? To what extent did memory continue to play a role in the transmission of chant once the repertory was written down?

Gregorian and Old Roman Eighth-Mode Tracts contributes significantly to a deeper understanding of these questions. With few exceptions, the current conflicting theories about chant transmission have been presented in broad terms, without concrete models of their application to larger repertories. This book's importance lies in its detailed focus on a single group of melodies and its equal attention to the Gregorian and...

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