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Gradus ad Parnassum

January 01, 1970

For other uses, see Gradus (disambiguation).

The Latin phrase gradus ad Parnassum means "steps to Parnassus". It is sometimes shortened to gradus. Parnassus is the prominence of a mountain range in central Greece, a few kilometres north of Delphi, of which the two summits, in Classical times, were called Tithorea and Lycoreia. In Greek mythology, one of the peaks was sacred to Apollo and the nine Muses, the inspiring deities of the arts, and the other to Dionysus.[1] The phrase came to be used by authors of various books of instruction with the aid of which gradual progress and mastery in an art or scholarly discipline is sought.

Classics edit

The first application of the phrase is to a kind of Latin or Greek dictionary, in which the quantities of the vowels are marked in the words, to help beginners to understand the principles of Latin verse composition, in relation to the values of the metrical feet. The first 'step' or lesson is contained in the title phrase itself, because 'gradus' being a fourth-declension noun (a step), with a short '-us' in the singular, becomes 'gradūs', with a lengthened '-ūs', in the plural (steps). The difference in meaning teaches one to observe the difference in vowel quantity between two forms which look the same but have different grammatical properties, and so to pronounce the title of the dictionary correctly. Then 'Parnassus' is a poetic figure alluding to the Muse (of poetry): and the second function of the Thesaurus is even so, to illustrate such figures. Therefore, the whole expression Gradus ad Parnassum is not just a title but an epitome of the work itself, combining declension, construction, scansion and figure.

The Gradus ad Parnassum made famous under the name of Jesuit Paul Aler (1656–1727),[2] a schoolmaster, published in 1686, presented anew an earlier Thesaurus attributed to Pierre Joulet, sieur de Chastillon (1545–1621).[3] This was not a general dictionary but a thesaurus of synonyms, epithets, verses and phrases in classical poetic usage. The work in Alers' form existed into the 19th century with the definitions as well as the entries written in Latin. Known to many generations of students throughout Europe, and passing through numerous editions, 19th century English-speaking schoolchildren knew the 1818 revision by Dr John Carey (1756–1826)[4] simply as 'Carey's Gradus'. It was specially intended for the study and appreciation of Latin poetry of the classical period, and to aid students in the practice of verse composition. There is also a Latin gradus by C.D. Yonge (1850); English-Latin by AC Ainger and HG Wintle (1890); Latin-French by F.J.M. Noël (1810); Greek by Thomas Morell (1762, new ed. ed. by E. Maltby, Bishop of Durham, 1815); John Brasse (1828).

The large general dictionaries of Greek and Latin adopted this pattern of information. For example, the Liddell-Scott-Jones Greek-English Lexicon (1843) and its current derivatives give quantity information where it is crucial and where it is available; so do Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short's A Latin Dictionary (1879) and its derivatives. The synonyms, epithets, poetical expressions and extracts became incorporated under the more important headings.

Yonge edit

Charles Duke Yonge published A gradus ad Parnassum: For the use of Eton, Westminster, Harrow, and Charterhouse schools, King's college, London, and Marlborough college in 1850 a work that was still in print in 1902, by then titled ...For the use of Eton, Westminster, Harrow, Charterhouse and Rugby schools, King's college, London, and Marlborough college and bound with A Dictionary of Epithets: Classified according to their English meaning.

Music and art edit

Works entitled Gradus ad Parnassum include:

Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum is a satirical piano composition by Claude Debussy, from his suite Children's Corner, poking fun at one or the other of these sets of exercises (Czerny's according to Myriam Chimènes's notes to the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli version).

Samuel Coleridge-Taylor wrote a nonet, his Op. 2, subtitled Gradus ad Parnassum, not as a pedagogical work but to display composition skills while he was a student at London's Royal College of Music.[6]

Ad Parnassum is a significant painting in the divisionist style by Paul Klee.[7]

Since the year 2000, the name Gradus ad Parnassum was incorporated as the name of a small music school in New Jersey, Gradus ad Parnassum Inc.

References edit

  1. ^ Warrington, John. (1961) Everyman's Classical Dictionary, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London. See also J. Carey, Gradus ad Parnassum (Stationers', London 1914), 404.
  2. ^ Early editions of Aler's work Gradus ad Parnassum: Novus synonymorum, epithetorum, versuum ac phrasium poeticarum thesaurus carry a reproduction of the Imprimatur of Robert Midgley, September 30th 1686.
  3. ^ Pierre Joulet, Synonymorum et Epithetorum Thesaurus (Paris 1652): see A. de Baecker, Publications de la Compagnie de Jésus (Somervogel), Vol. I (1890), columns 164–166. cf Hugh Chisholm, in Encyclopædia Britannica (1910) VIII, p. 192.
  4. ^ Carey drew upon the revision of Aler by Thomas Morell (1703–84), which was further improved by Adam Dickinson (S. Doig & A. Stirling, Edinburgh 1813).
  5. ^ Jean Rondeau - The Official Website
  6. ^ Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet, Piano Trio, Piano Quintet Apple Music, 27 May 2022, Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  7. ^ The Artchive
  • Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gradus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 314.

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For other uses see Gradus disambiguation The Latin phrase gradus ad Parnassum means steps to Parnassus It is sometimes shortened to gradus Parnassus is the prominence of a mountain range in central Greece a few kilometres north of Delphi of which the two summits in Classical times were called Tithorea and Lycoreia In Greek mythology one of the peaks was sacred to Apollo and the nine Muses the inspiring deities of the arts and the other to Dionysus 1 The phrase came to be used by authors of various books of instruction with the aid of which gradual progress and mastery in an art or scholarly discipline is sought Contents 1 Classics 1 1 Yonge 2 Music and art 3 ReferencesClassics editThe first application of the phrase is to a kind of Latin or Greek dictionary in which the quantities of the vowels are marked in the words to help beginners to understand the principles of Latin verse composition in relation to the values of the metrical feet The first step or lesson is contained in the title phrase itself because gradus being a fourth declension noun a step with a short us in the singular becomes gradus with a lengthened us in the plural steps The difference in meaning teaches one to observe the difference in vowel quantity between two forms which look the same but have different grammatical properties and so to pronounce the title of the dictionary correctly Then Parnassus is a poetic figure alluding to the Muse of poetry and the second function of the Thesaurus is even so to illustrate such figures Therefore the whole expression Gradus ad Parnassum is not just a title but an epitome of the work itself combining declension construction scansion and figure The Gradus ad Parnassum made famous under the name of Jesuit Paul Aler 1656 1727 2 a schoolmaster published in 1686 presented anew an earlier Thesaurus attributed to Pierre Joulet sieur de Chastillon 1545 1621 3 This was not a general dictionary but a thesaurus of synonyms epithets verses and phrases in classical poetic usage The work in Alers form existed into the 19th century with the definitions as well as the entries written in Latin Known to many generations of students throughout Europe and passing through numerous editions 19th century English speaking schoolchildren knew the 1818 revision by Dr John Carey 1756 1826 4 simply as Carey s Gradus It was specially intended for the study and appreciation of Latin poetry of the classical period and to aid students in the practice of verse composition There is also a Latin gradus by C D Yonge 1850 English Latin by AC Ainger and HG Wintle 1890 Latin French by F J M Noel 1810 Greek by Thomas Morell 1762 new ed ed by E Maltby Bishop of Durham 1815 John Brasse 1828 The large general dictionaries of Greek and Latin adopted this pattern of information For example the Liddell Scott Jones Greek English Lexicon 1843 and its current derivatives give quantity information where it is crucial and where it is available so do Charlton T Lewis and Charles Short s A Latin Dictionary 1879 and its derivatives The synonyms epithets poetical expressions and extracts became incorporated under the more important headings Yonge edit Charles Duke Yonge published A gradus ad Parnassum For the use of Eton Westminster Harrow and Charterhouse schools King s college London and Marlborough college in 1850 a work that was still in print in 1902 by then titled For the use of Eton Westminster Harrow Charterhouse and Rugby schools King s college London and Marlborough college and bound with A Dictionary of Epithets Classified according to their English meaning Music and art editWorks entitled Gradus ad Parnassum include a seminal textbook on counterpoint written by Johann Joseph Fux in 1725 still used today for instruction in musical theory and composition Leopold Mozart is said to have taught his son Wolfgang from its pages Beethoven held it in great esteem and Haydn meticulously worked out each of its exercises a collection of 100 instructional piano pieces by Muzio Clementi a collection of instructional piano pieces by Carl Czerny a collection of instructional violin studies by Ernst Heim a series of pedagogical works for violin by Jakob Dont a collection of 24 double bass studies by Franz Simandl a collection of pedagogical studies for violin by Emile Sauret a collection of pedagogical studies for harmonium by Sigfrid Karg Elert a piano sonatina by Hanns Eisler an album cd or streaming from 2023 by harpsichord player Jean Rondeau 5 Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum is a satirical piano composition by Claude Debussy from his suite Children s Corner poking fun at one or the other of these sets of exercises Czerny s according to Myriam Chimenes s notes to the Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli version Samuel Coleridge Taylor wrote a nonet his Op 2 subtitled Gradus ad Parnassum not as a pedagogical work but to display composition skills while he was a student at London s Royal College of Music 6 Ad Parnassum is a significant painting in the divisionist style by Paul Klee 7 Since the year 2000 the name Gradus ad Parnassum was incorporated as the name of a small music school in New Jersey Gradus ad Parnassum Inc References edit Warrington John 1961 Everyman s Classical Dictionary J M Dent amp Sons Ltd London See also J Carey Gradus ad Parnassum Stationers London 1914 404 Early editions of Aler s work Gradus ad Parnassum Novus synonymorum epithetorum versuum ac phrasium poeticarum thesaurus carry a reproduction of the Imprimatur of Robert Midgley September 30th 1686 Pierre Joulet Synonymorum et Epithetorum Thesaurus Paris 1652 see A de Baecker Publications de la Compagnie de Jesus Somervogel Vol I 1890 columns 164 166 cf Hugh Chisholm in Encyclopaedia Britannica 1910 VIII p 192 Carey drew upon the revision of Aler by Thomas Morell 1703 84 which was further improved by Adam Dickinson S Doig amp A Stirling Edinburgh 1813 Jean Rondeau The Official Website Samuel Coleridge Taylor Nonet Piano Trio Piano Quintet Apple Music 27 May 2022 Retrieved 27 May 2022 The Artchive Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Gradus Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 12 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 314 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gradus ad Parnassum amp oldid 1211165130, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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