附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Abbreviations -- INTRODUCTION. A SURVEY OF STUDIES IN BYZANTINE MUSIC AND HYMNOGRAPHY -- I. Byzantine music -- II. Early work on Byzantine music and hymnography -- III. J.-B. Pitra and W. Christ -- IV. Later studies in Byzantine hymnography -- V. Later studies in Byzantine music -- VI. The deciphering of the music -- VII. The present state of studies in Byzantine chant -- I. THE ORIGINS OF BYZANTINE MUSIC -- I. The oriental hypothesis -- II. The composite character of Byzantine civilization -- III. The vocal character of Byzantine music -- IV. The legacy of the synagogue [a. Psalmody -- b. Hymns -- c. Spiritual songs] -- V. Conclusion -- II. THE SURVIVAL OF GREEK MUSICAL THEORY -- I. The principles of Greek musical theory -- II. The doctrine of 'ethos' in Greek musical theory -- III. Neoplatonic influences on musical theory -- IV. The Byzantine conception of music -- V. Music in treatises of Greek gnostics and alchemists [a. Gnostic formulae of incantation -- b. Greek alchemists on music] -- III. THE PAGAN BACKGROUND -- I. Absence of musical documents -- II. The attitude of the church to music in public life -- III. Ecclesiastical edicts against pagan music -- IV. The theatre -- V. The pantomime -- VI. Pagan feasts [a. Olympic games -- b. Maioumas -- c. The Calendae] -- VI. Instrumental music -- VIII. Musica perniciosa and the Christian ideal -- IV. MUSIC IN CEREMONIES -- I. Origin and development of the acclamations -- II. The performance of music in the ceremonies -- III. The organ -- IV. Use of the acclamations -- V. Function of the acclamations -- VI. The music of the acclamations -- V. BYZANTINE LITURGY -- I. The liturgies of St. Basil and of St. Chrysostom and the liturgy of the presanctified -- II. The community and the service -- III. The office -- IV. The liturgical books -- VI. EARLY CHRISTIAN HYMNS -- I. The pagan and Jewish background -- II. Synesius -- III. The Christian hymn with music -- VII. ORTHODOX THEOLOGY AND BYZANTINE HYMNOGRAPHY -- I. The ch
