Improvising Early Music / Rob C. Wegman, Johannes Menke, Peter Schubert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wegman, Rob C.

Series:

Collected writings of the Orpheus Institute ; 11.

Collected writings of the Orpheus Institute ; 11

Language:

English

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leuven : Leuven University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The history of musical improvisation from the late Middle Ages to the early Baroque.Studying improvised music is always a challenge, due to its volatility and unpredictability. But what about studying musical improvisation from before the age of sound recordings? In this book three experts give their view on aspects of musical improvisation in the late medieval, renaissance, and early baroque periods. Historical sources show us how improvisation was an integral part of music education and how closely improvisation and composition were linked. This gives new insights into the way music was play

Contents:

What is counterpoint? / Rob C. Wegman

"Ex centro" improvisation : sketches for a theory of sound progressions in the early baroque / Johannes Menke

From improvisation to composition : three 16th century case studies / Peter Schubert.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Wegman, Rob C. What is counterpoint?

Menke, Johannes, 1972- "Ex centro" improvisation.

Schubert, Peter, 1946- From improvisation to composition.

ISBN:

94-6166-159-2

OCLC:

905993227