Greek and Latin music theory : principles and challenges /

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"Long recognized as a foundation of musical composition, criticism, pedagogy, and appreciation, the literature of ancient and medieval music theory has maintained its strong position in the academic curriculum up to the present day. Now blessed with fine English translations of many of the anci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Nowacki, Edward (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Rochester : University of Rochester Press, 2020.
Colección:Eastman studies in music.
Temas:
To 1400
Music theory > History > 500-1400.
Music theory > History > To 500.
Music, Greek and Roman > History and criticism.
Théorie musicale > Histoire > 500-1400.
Théorie musicale > Histoire > Jusqu'à 500.
Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600)
MUSIC > Instruction & Study > Theory.
Music, Greek and Roman
Music theory
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The ancient Harmoniai
  • The Tonoi
  • Alypian notation
  • Pythagorean harmonic ratios from the octave to the comma by continuous subtraction
  • Boethius's error in the De institutione musica, 4.6
  • Aristoxenus's proof that the perfect fourth is the sum of two tones and a semitone
  • Aristoxenus's anticipation of the logarithmic logic of musical cognition
  • The three mathematical means in the theories of Euclid, Boethius, Glarean, and Zarlino
  • Guido and the monochord
  • Transposition and the doctrine of modal affinity
  • The misunderstood Confinalis
  • Reading the first quidam of the Alia musica
  • The Prologus in tonarium of Bern of Reichenau: a translation
  • Reading Hermannus
  • Idealist and empirical perspectives in theories of the ecclesiastical modes

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