Facile Metaphors, Hidden Gaps, Short Circuits: Should We Adore Adorno?
Leo Treitler
Europeans began writing down music in the ninth century as an aspect of powerful orientation toward scriptuality that characterized Carolingian culture. Whether a matter chance coincidence or not (I think not), medieval about began, far we know, same and under cultural political circumstances. To get sense what musically curious informed thought should could be described explained, can consult oldest comprehensive—and most widely transmitted—didactic manual has come to us from Middle Ages, Musica enchiriadis (“Handbook Music”), written 900 C.E. by anonymous author.