Writing Sounds in Carolingian Europe : The Invention of Musical Notation
Susan Rankin
Musical notation has not always existed: in the West, musical traditions have often depended on transmission from mouth to ear, and ear mouth. Although Ancient Greeks had a form of notation, it was passed medieval Latin West. This comprehensive study investigates breadth use Carolingian Europe, including many examples previously unknown studies deliver crucial foundational model for understanding later Western notations. An overview neumatic notations French monastic scholar Dom Jean Mabillon (1632–1707) up present day precedes an examination function potential writing support practice which continued depend trained memory. Later chapters examine passages reveal those ways scripts were shaped by contemporary rationalizations sound. Finally, new are situated cultural social contexts they emerged.