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Counterpoint, composition, and musica ficta / Margaret Bent.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML174 .B46 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bent, Margaret.
- Series:
- Criticism and analysis of early music
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musica ficta.
- Counterpoint.
- Composition (Music).
- Music theory--History--500-1400.
- Music theory.
- History.
- Music theory--History--15th century.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 336 pages : music ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2002.
- Summary:
- Musica ficta is the practice of sharpening or flattening certain notes to avoid awkward intervals in medieval and Renaissance music. This collection gathers Margaret Bent's influential writings on this controversial subject from the past 30 years, along with an extensive author's introduction discussing the current state of scholarship and responding to critics. Also includes 25 musical examples.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [321]-328) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0815334974
- OCLC:
- 47689742
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