How did musical notation travel? Singers, manuscripts, and routes in Italy (c. 800-1100)
Giovanni Varelli
Recent studies on early music writing definitely confirmed that neumatic notations originated from a common base of graphic techniques for the representation sounds, rather than single ‘script’. These conventions were consequently developed and shaped by some most important carolingian centers liturgical chant, implying an exchange skills musical ‘materials’ took place during ninth century. However, while series historical records tell movement singers ‘chant’ manuscripts already in pre-Carolingian Europe, only very few later notated sources can actually provide information how written travelled, may have responded to their encounter with ‘foreign’ script. Three case Italian – or had impact will be analyzed point view materiality various supports transmission assessing also role geography topography spreading notation.
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