Syntagma musicum III / Michael Praetorius ; translated and edited by Jeffery T. Kite-Powell.
| Author/creator |
Praetorius, Michael, 1571-1621 |
| Other author/creator | Kite-Powell, Jeffery T. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004. |
| Description | xxix, 265 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Termini musici. English |
| Series | Oxford early music series Early music series (London, England : 1976) ^A86514 |
| Contents | Asmatologia on vocal music. Classification of Italian, French, and English compositions ; Concertos, motets, and falsobordoni ; Madrigals, stanzas, sestinas, and sonnets ; Dialogues, canzonas, canzonettas, and arias ; Messanzas and quodlibets ; Giustinianas, serenades, and balletts ; Vinettas, giardinieras, and villanellas ; Fantasies and sonatas ; Intradas ; Toccatas ; Paduanas, passamezzos, and galliards ; Branles, courantes, voltas, allemandes, and mascheradas -- Technologia technical terms. Ligatures ; Notation of tripla and sesquialtera ; Accidentals ; Counting rests ; Strokes and tactus ; Modes ; Meter and time signatures ; Tempo and dynamics ; Transposition ; Designation of parts ; Distinguishing choirs by numbers ; Unisons and octaves in polychoral music -- Cheiragogia instructions. Explanation of terms ; Capella, chorus pro capella, palchetto ; Capella fidicinum ; Classification of instruments ; Names of instruments ; Thoroughbass ; Distribution of parts in concertos and motets ; Styles of composition ; Instruction for choirboys ; Appendix A: index of authors ; Appendix B: discography. |
| Abstract | This volume is the preeminent source of contemporary information on performance practice for the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. Praetorius is the most often quoted and excerpted writer on performance practice. |
| General note | Translation of: Syntagmatis musici tomus tertius: Termini musici. |
| General note | Based on Kritisch revidierter neudruck nach dem original, Wolfenbüttel, 1619 published and edited by E. Bernoulli in Leipzig, 1916. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (page 229), bibliographical references (pages 231-251) and index. |
| LCCN | 2003025233 |
| ISBN | 0195145631 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780195145632 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Music | Music Stacks | ML100 .P8213 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |