The most important abbot of the St. Blasien monastery was committed to the art of music throughout his life. He already soaked up music with his mother’s milk – not always a simple passion.
October 1978. The author of these lines begins his studies in musicology at the Freiburg University. Looking forward to Bach, Beethoven et cetera. And then that: at a seminar to introduce you to musicological work, the name Martin Gerbert is mentioned. That the novice had never heard. He has not forgotten it. Which brings us to the topic.
At that time it was about a text by the French mathematician, astronomer and music theorist Johannes de Muris, who probably died in Paris around 1360. His treatises and writings have been published: historical sources that are tangible thanks to Gerbert’s commitment. Even more: editions that made texts by numerous music theorists of the 9th to 15th centuries accessible in print for the first time. And thereby the prerequisites …
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