This engaging study introduces Renaissance polyphony to a modern audience. Combining a detailed, nuanced appreciation of musical style and practice and a sense of what lies beyond the notes, be they playful or profound. It will enhance the listening experience of students and listeners at all levels of expertise.
This engaging study introduces Renaissance polyphony to a modern audience. Combining a detailed, nuanced appreciation of musical style and practice and a sense of what lies beyond the notes, be they playful or profound. It will enhance the listening experience of students and listeners at all levels of expertise.
Fabrice Fitch is a composer and musicologist specializing in Renaissance polyphony and its performance. His monograph Johannes Ockeghem: Masses and Models remains the only full-length monograph in English on the composer, and he has published widely on Obrecht, Agricola, other composers of that generation, and the Eton Choirbook. His compositions have been performed by leading soloists and chamber ensembles and broadcast internationally. He has been a reviewer with Gramophone for over 25 years.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introducing Renaissance Polyphony 2. Making Polyphony: Sources and Practice 3. Makers of Polyphony 4. Pitch: An Overview 5. Voice-names, Ranges, and Functions 6. Mensural Notation, Duration, and Meter 7. Genre, Texts, Form 8. 'Cantus magnus': Music for the Mass 9. 'Cantus mediocris': The Motet 10. 'Cantus parvus': Secular Music 11. Scoring, Texture, Scale 12. Understanding Musical Borrowing 13. Canons, Puzzles, Games 14. Performance Practice: A Brief Introduction.
1. Introducing Renaissance Polyphony 2. Making Polyphony: Sources and Practice 3. Makers of Polyphony 4. Pitch: An Overview 5. Voice-names, Ranges, and Functions 6. Mensural Notation, Duration, and Meter 7. Genre, Texts, Form 8. 'Cantus magnus': Music for the Mass 9. 'Cantus mediocris': The Motet 10. 'Cantus parvus': Secular Music 11. Scoring, Texture, Scale 12. Understanding Musical Borrowing 13. Canons, Puzzles, Games 14. Performance Practice: A Brief Introduction.
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