Thomas Forrest Kelly. Melisma: Wordless Song in Medieval Chant
Abstract
Students of later music might be forgiven for assuming that chant scholarship reflects the perceived simplicity in the music. Readers of Melisma: Wordless Song in Medieval Chant, however, will soon be disabused of this idea. Kelly’s study engages with complexities that makes this volume challenging for the inexperienced chant scholar. At the same time, it draws many threads together to develop key analytical ideas that offer important opportunities for further research.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Musicology and Musical Analysis
Medieval Literature and History
Literature
Musicology
and Cultural Analysis
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Context
- Issue
- 51
- Publication date
- 1 January 2026
- Language
- EN