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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"copyists"”.
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Music copyists in late sixteenth-century England, with particular reference to the manuscripts of John Baldwin.
This dissertation examlnes scribal practice in English music manuscripts of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, with one scribe, John Baldwin (d.1615), as its point of reference and centre of interest. Baldwin is known to be the copyist of three manuscripts: British Library, …
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A critical investigation and re-assessment of the composition history of J.S. Bach's 5th suite for unaccompanied violoncello, BWV 1011
… sources, providing much information about the copyists themselves and contemporary performance practice. Secondly, there exists an autograph additional source by Bach of this work transcribed for lute (BWV 995), bringing extra information about Bach's intentions.<br></br><br></br> After an …
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Augustine's citations and text of the Gospel according to John
… transmitted accurately, without interference by copyists. Augustine's text of John demonstrates the continuity in the Latin Bible between Old Latin versions and Jerome's Vulgate. Most of the non- Vulgate renderings in Augustine's citations are paralleled in one or more Old Latin witnesses, which …
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Guillaume de Machaut and the mise en page of medieval French sung verse
… of the work itself, by performers as diverse as copyists (involved in internal, possibly mnemonic performance), oral interpreters (singing or reading out loud, either from memory or from a copy), editors (whatever their purpose and medium, be it a paper edition based on all sources or a digital …
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A performance guide of J.S. Bach's viola da Gama sonatas transcribed for viola
… of the articulation used by Bach and his copyists can only be undertaken if performance practice of the time is understood. The “Historically Informed Performance” (HIP) movement is central to this understanding, and has been the topic of much recent debate. Although the viola da gamba and …
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The chronicle of Alfonson lll and its significance for the historiography of the Asturian kingdom 718-910 AD
… of the aims of a medieval author and his copyists. The Chronicle was the product of scarce and valuable resources. Its author, within the limits of his literary ability and source of information, transmitted a message which interacted with the individual understanding of its intended …
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The Old English Bede: Transmission and Textual History in Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts.
… reception and transmission as evident in its copyists’ scribal performances. Conservative and innovative textual variants are identified for the OEB, and scribal behaviour categorised according to the framework devised by Benskin and Laing (1981) in their study of Middle English scribes. A …
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Searching for the writing subject in La vida de la Monja Alférez: autobiografía atribuida a Doña Catalina de Erauso
… entry for other authors, editors, publicists and copyists. Investigating the fields of Early Modern Autobiography, Soldier's Autobiography as well as the the various literary genres which are present in the text will clarify particular scenes that contribute to the development of the protagonist. …
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The Theory and Practice of Composition in the English Restoration Period
… the results of mistakes or misunderstandings by copyists, the analysis is restricted to the ninety-four extant autograph manuscripts of composers' own music copied during the period. These primary sources include several previously unidentified sketches and working drafts of pieces which reveal …
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A history of the Kano Book Market, c. 1920-2020
… practitioners, such as printers, lithographers, copyists and authors. Most of the extant literature on Arabic printing and book distribution has focused on Arab cities such as Cairo and Beirut as the global centres of Islamic literature while silencing sub-Saharan Africa. To address this gap, the …
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Charles Jennens's collection of Handel's sacred oratorios from 'Saul' to 'Jephtha': sources, contexts, and revisions
Charles Jennens (1700-1773), the librettist of 'Saul', 'Messiah', 'Belshazzar', the final part of 'L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato', and probably 'Israel in Egypt', amassed a huge library of music that forms the bulk of what is now known as the Aylesford collection. Jennens’s collection of …