附註:Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-454) and index.
Preliminaries; Contents; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The First Centuries; 2. The Later Fourth Century; 3. Centuries of Silence: Gaul; 4. Centuries of Silence: Rome and England; 5. Sacramentary, Lectionary and Antiphoner; 6. Dating the Mass Proper I; 7. Dating the Mass Proper II: The Sanctorale; 8. The Introit; 9. The Gradual; 10. The Alleluia; 11. The Tract; 12. The Offertory; 13. The Communion; 14. The Creation of the Roman Mass Proper; Epilogue; Notes; Works Cited; Index.
摘要:In his final accomplishment of an extraordinarily distinguished career, James W. McKinnon considers the musical practices of the early Church in this incisive examination of the history of Christian chant from the years AD 200 to 800.