THE IBERIAN PENINSULA AND THE FORMATION OF EARLY WESTERN CHANT
Kenneth Levy
Studies in plainchant have increasingly focused on the different regional repertories ?Roman, Beneventan, Ravennate, Milanese, Gallican, Old Hispanic, Celtic, etc.? that flourished before Gregorian-Roman re pertory came to be universal during later 8th century. The local chant ?dialects? are of interest not only for themselves but what thay reveal comparisons with their sister dialects. Their styles, substances, and terrelationships enlarge prespectives origins. For long it was supposed authoritative, mainstream Gregorian chant, this flowed from a single source ?a written model neumed at Rome time Gregory Great. Other dialects seemed no more than tributaries ?Gregorian-Roman? usage. This Roman-centered view has been replaced, now understood as potential indicators musical states fore given its definitve Carolingian form. There rich materials studying question. Four complete come down medieval Latin West. Where primacy assigned Gregorian-Roman, Ur ban Roman repertory, liturgy music many respects those is recognized equal im portance. also ?Milanese? repertory parts cisalpine Gaul. Covering large area, there Old-Hispanic reper tory, some important subdivisions. most difficult access because surviving transmissions almost exclusively un heighted neumes.Yet allure being archaic well repertory. It may played larger role historical picture so far it. Round Table focuses aspects Hispanic own manifestations contribution picture. Alongside four full West
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