Isaac of Antioch’s Organ and the Media of Musical Subjects

Isaac of Antioch’s Organ and the Media of Musical SubjectsJournal of Early Christian StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/BLTZDPSE/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.GlennPeersIsaac of Antioch’s Organ and the Media of Musical Subjectshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/BLTZDPSEhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/BLTZDPSEhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/BLTZDPSEJournal of Early Christian Studies26:1201875-109This article examines an unstudied text by Isaac of Antioch (active latter half fifth century), in which he described a raucous festival in Antioch, filled with music and revelry. Isaac ruminated on the near-human, near-sentient qualities of musical instruments, and their subjecthood emerged strongly in relation to humans’ in his philosophical memra. At dawn one morning, Isaac was awakened by a water organ, which dictated to Isaac the psalmody for that morning. This article argues for Isaac’s rich exploration of relational mingling of humans, instruments and Psalms, that revealed a milieu of intersubjective richness before God. Peers, Glenn. “Isaac of Antioch’s Organ and the Media of Musical Subjects.” Journal of Early Christian Studies 26:1 (2018): 75–109. Glenn Peers, Isaac of Antioch’s Organ and the Media of Musical Subjects, Journal of Early Christian Studies 26:1 (2018): 75–109.IV-VII CEIsaac of AntiochV CEhymnographymusicpoetryprimary sources [Syriac] - English translation