About this title: Willi Apel's classic study of Gregorian chant is now in paperback. This extensive survey describes the evolutionary processes of its long history as well as its definition and terminology, the structure of the liturgy, the texts, the notation, the rhythm, the tonality, and the methods and forms of psalmody.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. 1958 hardcover w/ dj dj has some age and edgewear and tear at bottom of cover at spine. book and text are very clean. preowner name inside cover FAST SHIPPING W/ CONFIRMATION. NO PRIORITY OR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS OVER 4LBs. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date Published: 1990-09-01
ISBN-13:9780253206015ISBN:0253206014
Description: Very Good. Tight, bright, sturdy spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, mark where sticker was removed on back cover, cover lamination wrinkles. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Date Published: 1958
ISBN-13:9780253206015ISBN:0253206014
Description: New. BRAND NEW and ready for dispatch. Delivery normally within 4/7 days. Our reputation is built on our Speedy Delivery Service and our Customer Service Team. read more
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington and London
Date Published: 1958
ISBN-13:9780253326508ISBN:0253326508
Description: VG+ No Jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 5th ptg. : 1973. Brown cloth, mildly spotted, with light shelf wear. xiv, 529 pp., with musical scores throughout. Former owner signature on front flyleaf, a very few scattered internal notations early on, otherwise clean. read more
Edition: Fifth Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington
Date Published: 1973
Description: B/W Illustrations. Very Good + 6 1/4 x 9 1/2" 529 pages. The subject of this book is the traditional music of the Roman Catholic Church, rooted in the pre-Christian service of the Jews, adopted distinctive characteristics as early as the third and fourth centuries of the Christian era. Underlining on pages 99-129. Previous owners name on first free endpaper. read more
Binding: Paper Back
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Description: Second Hand. 8vo, xiv + 529pp. Eight black and white plates. Very good cloth over quarter boards. Minor cracks and rubbing to tail of spine. Ex-library marks on spine and front endpaper. Clean text. read more
Edition: 1st US-1st Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr, Bloomington, IN
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good in Fair jacket. Previous owner's signature, place and date on front endpaper. Many underlingings and marginal markings in ink. Dsut jacket has many chips and tears. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University, Bloomingdale, Ohio
Date Published: 1958
Description: Good. University library withdrawl with taped spine and shaken front hinge; text is unmarked but for pencilling to first 9 pages.; 529 pages. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington, Indiana
Date Published: 1958
Description: Very Good/Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall Nice copy. Hardcover with dustjacket. Ex libris palte on inside front cover. Modertate wear to dustjacket, soil on top side. Spine somewhar faded, mylar sleeve on dustjacket. read more
Binding: hardcover
Publisher: Indiana University Press, Bloomington
Date Published: 1958
Description: Very good in good jacket. Black & white illustrations. 529pp. tall 8vo, two-tone cloth, dust wrapper; d.w. water-stained & worn. Bloomington; Indiana University Press, (1958). Very good with a good d.w. Ownership label of art historian Meyer Schapiro. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: INDIANA UNIV PR
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780253206015ISBN:0253206014
Description: New. Willi Apel's extensive survey of the chant describes the evolutionary processes of its long history as well as its definition and terminology, the rhythm, the tonality, and the methods and forms of psalmody. read more
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"This is one of classics on Gregorian Chant. The book is geared more to those with a music background. It was written in 1958, so you get a good feel of the way the Roman Catholic liturgy was prior to all the changes in the mid 60's. It is clear and concise and written well."
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