Revision of a paper presented at the 63rd annal meeting of the American Musicological Society, October 30-November 2, 1997, in Phoenix, Arizona
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-72).
Contents
Background -- Early texts -- Gallican and Milanese melodies -- Mozarabic melodies -- Germanic texts and melodies -- The litany in Northern France and Benevento -- Verse and refrain structures -- Further definition of the genre -- Some comparisons -- Conclusion.