Dante's Journey to Polyphony /
Ciabattoni, Francesco
Dante's Journey to Polyphony / Francesco Ciabattoni. - 1 online resource (240 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- A Note on Translations -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Music to Dante’s Ears: Exposure to Polyphony -- 2. Inferno’s Unholy Racket -- 3. Purgatorio: Musical Liturgy as Pharmakon -- 4. Paradiso: The Attuning of the Sky -- 5. The Music of the Spheres -- Conclusions -- References -- Index
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In Dante's Journey to Polyphony, Francesco Ciabattoni's erudite analysis sheds light on Dante's use of music in the Divine Comedy. Following the work's musical evolution, Ciabattoni moves from the cacophony of Inferno through the monophony of Purgatory, to the polyphony of Paradise and argues that Dante's use of sacred songs constitutes a thoroughly planned system. Particular types of music accompany the pilgrim's itinerary and reflect medieval theories regarding sound and the sacred.Combining musicological and philological scholarship, this book analyzes Dante's use of music in conjunction with the form and content of his verse, resulting in a cross-discipline analysis also touching on Italian Studies, Medieval Studies, and Cultural History. After moving from infernal din to heavenly harmony, Ciabattoni's final section addresses the music of the spheres, a theory that enjoyed great diffusion among the early middle ages, inspiring poets and philosophers for centuries.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442626799 9781442698604
10.3138/9781442698604 doi
Music and literature--History.--Italy
Music in literature.
Music--Performance--History--Italy--To 1500.
Sacred songs--History and criticism.--Italy
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.
PQ4432.M8 / C43 2009
851/.1
Dante's Journey to Polyphony / Francesco Ciabattoni. - 1 online resource (240 p.)
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Illustration Credits -- A Note on Translations -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Music to Dante’s Ears: Exposure to Polyphony -- 2. Inferno’s Unholy Racket -- 3. Purgatorio: Musical Liturgy as Pharmakon -- 4. Paradiso: The Attuning of the Sky -- 5. The Music of the Spheres -- Conclusions -- References -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
In Dante's Journey to Polyphony, Francesco Ciabattoni's erudite analysis sheds light on Dante's use of music in the Divine Comedy. Following the work's musical evolution, Ciabattoni moves from the cacophony of Inferno through the monophony of Purgatory, to the polyphony of Paradise and argues that Dante's use of sacred songs constitutes a thoroughly planned system. Particular types of music accompany the pilgrim's itinerary and reflect medieval theories regarding sound and the sacred.Combining musicological and philological scholarship, this book analyzes Dante's use of music in conjunction with the form and content of his verse, resulting in a cross-discipline analysis also touching on Italian Studies, Medieval Studies, and Cultural History. After moving from infernal din to heavenly harmony, Ciabattoni's final section addresses the music of the spheres, a theory that enjoyed great diffusion among the early middle ages, inspiring poets and philosophers for centuries.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9781442626799 9781442698604
10.3138/9781442698604 doi
Music and literature--History.--Italy
Music in literature.
Music--Performance--History--Italy--To 1500.
Sacred songs--History and criticism.--Italy
LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval.
PQ4432.M8 / C43 2009
851/.1