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'Universum rei harmonicae concentum absolvunt' : The Harpsichord in the Sixteenth Century / Augusta Campagne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Campagne, Augusta, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Musicology.
- Theory (Philosophy).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Vienna : mdwPress, 2024.
- Summary:
- The volume deals with various topics related to keyboard music in the sixteenth century. These include aesthetic ideas associated with keyboard playing, the spread of the harpsichord in the sixteenth century, keyboard notation and its specific features, questions of tempo, rhythm and ornamentation, and iconographic sources as a basis for reconstructing playing techniques. It gathers the proceedings of a conference held at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna in 2021. The contributions cover a wide range of aspects of musical style, repertoire and performance practice, as well as the socio-cultural significance of plucked instruments in the sixteenth century. It is aimed at musicologists and musicians.
- Notes:
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