The performance of 16th-century music : learning from the theorists /

Title:

The performance of 16th-century music : learning from the theorists /

Author:

Smith, Anne, 1951-

Published:

New York : c2011.

Format:

Book

Institution:

New England Conservatory

Contents:

Introduction -- Part-book versus score culture -- Solmization -- Metric hierarchy, articulation, and rhythmic flexibility -- Cadences -- Mode -- The rhetoric of counterpoint -- What skills were expected of professional musicians? -- Score culture -- Conclution -- Appendix: modal characteristics -- Bibliography -- Index.

Online access:

No online access

Library holdings:

New England Conservatory Spaulding Library
ML457 .S65 2011 – Available

• Available Temporarily at New England Conservatory Spaulding Reserve Desk
  On reserve for Hp509T Renaissance Performance Practice (Historically-Informed Performance Practi: Tyson)