| Description |
xviii, 286 pages : illustrations, music ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-278) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Guidonian solmization in music theory and practice. Guido's musical syllables : conflicting views from modern historiography ; Inside the gamut : the major sixth in Guido of Arezzo and Hermannus Contractus ; Hands off! : singing without the syllables in the Middle Ages ; The making of a system : medieval music semiotics in transition ; Interlude : all hexachords are "soft" -- Pt. II. Reforming the music curriculum in the age of humanism. Back to the monochord : church reform and music theory in the fifteenth century ; Normalizing the humanist : Johannes Gallicus as a "follower of Guido" ; Gafori's hand : forging a new Guido for a new humanist culture ; Hexachordal theory and deductive method in Gioseffo Zarlino's Dimostrationi harmoniche ; Epilogue : discarding the Guidonian image of early music. |
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Music theory -- History -- 15th century.
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Music theory. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
15th century |
| Subject |
Music theory -- History -- 16th century.
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| Chronological Term |
16th century |
| Subject |
Solmization -- History.
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Solmization. |
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Guido, d'Arezzo -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Guido, d'Arezzo. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Hexachords.
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Hexachords. |
| Added Title |
Guido of Arezzo between myth and history |
| ISBN |
9780521884150 hardback |
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0521884152 hardback |
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