Thesis (M.M.) PLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you. / Tracing the transmission of plainchant depends on the identification melodic formulas. This thesis will address the concept of formula, as it relates to methods of pre-notational transmission, memorization, fixity, formal analysis, and digital encoding. Thus, it aims to present an overview of the major issues and theories relating to chant transmission in the early medieval period. Focus is given to analyses by Leo Treitler, Kenneth Levy, and Theodore Karp in order to illuminate shifts in scholarly understanding of "formula." This thesis touches on the tension between the New Historical and Traditional views of plainchant transmission. The second-mode tract Deus, deus meus is used a focal point for the discussion of formula. Finally, this thesis offers an examination of the XML language MEI for encoding scholarly analysis. / 2031-01-01
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/21233 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Parlato, Anne |
| Publisher | Boston University |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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