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'''Aaron Scotus''' was an [[Irish people|Irish]] [[abbot]] and [[musician]], fl. late 10th century – 14 December 1052.<ref name=":1">{{cite book |editor1-last=Keay |editor1-first=John |editor2-last=Keay |editor2-first=Julia |title=Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland |url=https://archive.org/details/collinsencyclopa00john |url-access=registration |date=1994 |publisher=HarperCollins |location=London |isbn=0002550822 |page=[https://archive.org/details/collinsencyclopa00john/page/1 1]|edition= 9th}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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==St. Martin's of Cologne== |
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| ⚫ | A [[Benedictine]], Scotus was the abbot of St. Martin, [[Cologne]], [[Germany]] in the year 1042. He [[pilgrim]]aged in his youth to Colonia to the Gaelic-Irish [[convent]] of St. Martin. He became abbot of the same in 1042. He was identified with Aaron, abbot of St. Pantaleon. Today historians reject this identification.<ref>{{cite book |last=Gieysztor| first=Aleksander|authorlink=Aleksander Gieysztor|title=Europa – Słowiańszczyzna – Polska. Studia ku uczczeniu profesora Kazimierza Tymieckiego |year=1970|publisher=Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicz w Poznaniu |chapter= O kilku biskupach polskich XI wieku|pages=313}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | A [[Benedictine]], Scotus was the abbot of St. Martin, [[Cologne]], [[Germany]] in the year 1042. He [[pilgrim]]aged in his youth to Colonia to the Gaelic-Irish [[convent]] of St. Martin. He became abbot of the same in 1042. He was identified with Aaron, abbot of St. Pantaleon. Today historians |
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==Work as a composer== |
==Work as a composer== |
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| ⚫ | It is believed that he first introduced the [[Gregorian mass|Gregorian]] evening service (''nocturns'') into Germany. He authored two historically important treaties: ''De utilitate cantus vocalis et de modo cantandi atque psallendi'' and ''De regulis tonorum et symphoniarum''. The library of St. Martin, Cologne conserves his work ''Tractatum de utilitate cantus vocalis et de modo cantandi atque psallendi''. He wrote three musical treatises, all of which have been lost.<ref name=":1"/> |
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| ⚫ | It is believed that he first introduced the [[Gregorian]] |
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* Huglo, Michel: "Aaron Scotus", ''[http://www.grovemusic.com Grove Music Online] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/ |date=16 May 2008 }}'', ed. L. Macy, (subscription required; retrieved on 4 September 2007). |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[Marianus Scotus]] |
* [[Marianus Scotus]] |
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* [[Blessed Marianus Scotus]] |
* [[Blessed Marianus Scotus]] |
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==References== |
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* Huglo, Michel. "Aaron Scotus". ''[http://www.grovemusic.com Grove Music Online]'' (subscription required). ed. L. Macy. Retrieved on September 4, 2007. |
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Latest revision as of 05:40, 9 May 2024
Aaron Scotus was an Irish abbot and musician, fl. late 10th century – 14 December 1052.[1]
Background
[edit]Aaron was an Irish abbot and music theorist, the term Scotus at the time denoting Irish (person).
St. Martin's of Cologne
[edit]A Benedictine, Scotus was the abbot of St. Martin, Cologne, Germany in the year 1042. He pilgrimaged in his youth to Colonia to the Gaelic-Irish convent of St. Martin. He became abbot of the same in 1042. He was identified with Aaron, abbot of St. Pantaleon. Today historians reject this identification.[2]
Work as a composer
[edit]It is believed that he first introduced the Gregorian evening service (nocturns) into Germany. He authored two historically important treaties: De utilitate cantus vocalis et de modo cantandi atque psallendi and De regulis tonorum et symphoniarum. The library of St. Martin, Cologne conserves his work Tractatum de utilitate cantus vocalis et de modo cantandi atque psallendi. He wrote three musical treatises, all of which have been lost.[1]
Aaron died on 14 December 1052.
Bibliography
[edit]- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie – online version
- Slonimsky, Nicolas (ed.): Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 7th edition, New York: 1984). ISBN 0-02-870270-0.
- Huglo, Michel: "Aaron Scotus", Grove Music Online Archived 16 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine, ed. L. Macy, (subscription required; retrieved on 4 September 2007).
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Keay, John; Keay, Julia, eds. (1994). Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland (9th ed.). London: HarperCollins. p. 1. ISBN 0002550822.
- ^ Gieysztor, Aleksander (1970). "O kilku biskupach polskich XI wieku". Europa – Słowiańszczyzna – Polska. Studia ku uczczeniu profesora Kazimierza Tymieckiego. Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicz w Poznaniu. p. 313.
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