The Early Medieval Sequence

Richard L. Crocker

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 2023
• eBook ISBN: 9780520347779
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Théologie et religion
• Subtopic: Rituels et pratiques chrétiens

The Early Medieval Sequence offers a comprehensive exploration of medieval sequences, an art form blending music and Latin verse, from the early ninth century to the twelfth century. Originating with the author's doctoral work, which inventoried Aquitanian prosaria, this study evolved through decades of research, culminating in this detailed analysis. Delving into a broader range of sources, including French repertories before 1100 and the medieval music theory surrounding the hexachord, the book expands the understanding of early medieval sequences through both traditional and computer-assisted analyses. Rich with insights gained from the author's interdisciplinary work, including hands-on performances and collaborations with experts in medieval architecture and Latin literature, the study uncovers the nuances of this unique liturgical tradition. For scholars of early music, medieval Latin, and cultural history, this work provides valuable transcriptions, comparisons, and interpretive insights into a genre that shaped the musical and poetic landscape of the Middle Ages. This title was originally published in 1977.
The Early Medieval Sequence offers a comprehensive exploration of medieval sequences, an art form blending music and Latin verse, from the early ninth century to the twelfth century. Originating with the author's doctoral work, which inventoried Aquitania

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents 1
• Preface
• I Notker and the West-Frankish Sequence
• II The Notation of the Aquitanian Sources
• III LAUDES DEO OMNIS SEXUS Notker’s LAUDES DEO CONCINAT
• IV HAEC DIES QUAM EXCELSUS Notker’s GRATES SALVATORI and TUBAM BELLICOSAM
• V ECCE VICIT and GAUDE EJA Notker’s HANC CONCORDI and PETRE SUMME
• VI NUNC EXULTET, ARCE SUPERNA, and SEMPER REGNANS Notker’s LAUDES SALVATORI
• VII HAEC EST SANCTA SOLEMNITAS Notker’s HAEC EST SANCTA SOLEMNITAS SOLEMNITATUM and QUID TU VIRGO
• VIII
• IX CLARA GAUDIA and DIC NOBIS Notker’s JOHANNES JESU CHRISTO and LAURENTI DAVID MAGNI
• X CHRISTI HODIERNA and others NOTKER’S CONGAUDENT ANGELORUM CHORI
• XI
• XII SIX SEQUENCES BY NOTKER
• XIII Relationship with the Alleluia
• HÆC EST VERA REDEMPTIO and BEATA TU VIRGO Notker’s GAUDE MARIA
• XIV "Justus ut palma minor”
• XV "Justus ut palma major”
• XVI OMNIPOTENS DEUS Notker’s FESTA CHRISTI
• XVII SALUS AETERNA and VENIET REX NOTKER’S CLARE SANCTORUM SENATUS
• XVIII EN VIRGINUM AGMINA AND JUBILEMUS OMNES NOTKER’S STIRPE MARIA REGIA
• XIX REGNANTEM SEMPITERNA AND PANGAT LAUDES
• XX Three Sequences by Notker
• XXI STRUCTURAL ASPECTS OF THE EARLY SEQUENCE
• XXII SEQUENCE, ALLELUIA, AND LITURGY
• XXIII The Sequence in NInth-Century Life and Letters
• APPENDIX: LIST OF MANUSCRIPTS, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON PROVENANCE
• Notes to Transcriptions
• Bibliography
• Plates
• Index