Music of the Spheres and the Dance of Death: Studies in Musical Iconology

Contents

• *Frontmatter, pg. i*Preface, pg. vii*Photographic Sources, pg. xi*Contents, pg. xiii*List of Illustrations, pg. xvii*
• Introduction to Part One, pg. 2*I. Theories of the Cosmos in Antiquity, pg. 7*II. The Hellenistic Period, pg. 20*III. The Early Christian Centuries, pg. 29*IV. The Early Works of Art, pg. 42*V. Tonal Theories of Music of the Spheres, pg. 70*VI. The Emerge
• Introduction to Part Two, pg. 218*XI. Music as a Symbol of Death in Antiquity, pg. 224*XII. Later Greek Concepts and the Hellenistic Period, pg. 242*XIII. The Christian Era the Development of Early Medieval Images, pg. 270*XIV. Later Medieval Images: The
• Conclusion Survivals in Contemporary Musical Concepts, pg. 337*
• Appendix I. EXCERPTS FROM FIRST CHAPTER OF LETTER ON HARMONY ADDRESSED TO ARCHBISHOP RATHBOD OF TREVES BY REGINO OF PRUM, pg. 349*
• Appendix II. EXCERPTS FROM THE HYMN "NATURALIS CONCORDIA VOCUM CUM PLANETIS" ("NATURAL HARMONY OF THE TONK AND THE PLANETS"), pg. 351*
• Appendix III. THE MUSIC IN DANTE'S COSMOS, pg. 352*
• Appendix IV. A NOTE ON THE SINGERS OF THE GHENT ALTAR, pg. 357*
• Appendix V. REAL OR IMAGINARY INSTRUMENTS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE BEATUS MANUSCRIPTS AND THE UTRECHT PSALTER, pg. 360*Index, pg. 365