An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style
This is a music theory text that presents a systematic approach to polyphonic composition in the ecclesiastical style of Palestrina. It is designed for use in beginning and intermediate level courses in modal counterpoint and helps students develop a systematic and reliable method to compare individual composers and stylistic trends of the Renaissance. It contains a comprehensive collection of Palestrina's works as well as selections from Lassus. Tear-out exercises can be used in conjunction with the text.
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An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style
This is a music theory text that presents a systematic approach to polyphonic composition in the ecclesiastical style of Palestrina. It is designed for use in beginning and intermediate level courses in modal counterpoint and helps students develop a systematic and reliable method to compare individual composers and stylistic trends of the Renaissance. It contains a comprehensive collection of Palestrina's works as well as selections from Lassus. Tear-out exercises can be used in conjunction with the text.
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An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style

An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style

by Robert Stewart
An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style

An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style

by Robert Stewart

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This is a music theory text that presents a systematic approach to polyphonic composition in the ecclesiastical style of Palestrina. It is designed for use in beginning and intermediate level courses in modal counterpoint and helps students develop a systematic and reliable method to compare individual composers and stylistic trends of the Renaissance. It contains a comprehensive collection of Palestrina's works as well as selections from Lassus. Tear-out exercises can be used in conjunction with the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781461722946
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 01/01/1994
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 223
File size: 22 MB
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 1. Basic Materials and Melodic Writing
Chapter 4 2. Counterpoint in Two Parts
Chapter 5 3. Counterpoint in Three Parts
Chapter 6 4. Counterpoint in Four and Five Parts
Part 7 Appendix A
Part 8 Appendix B
Part 9 Selected Bibliography
Part 10 Index
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