Theories of musical texture in Western history

Theories of musical texture in Western history / by John D. White.

Series	Garland reference library of the humanities ; vol. 1678 Perspectives in music criticism and theory ; vol. 1. ^A373019
Contents	Part I. Theories of scales, tunings, and temperaments: Introduction; 1. Pythagorean scale; 2. Modes and tetrachords of ancient Greece; 3. Church modes and the Guidonian hexachord system; 4. Mean-tone temperament; 5. Equal temperament; 6. Major and minor modes and chromaticism 7. Twentieth-century modes and scales -- Part II. Theories of rhythm: Introduction; 8. Ancient rhetoric to modal rhythm; 9. Mensural notation and the Franconian modes; 10. Bar lines and meter signatures; 11. Twentieth-century rhythms -- Part III. Theories of polyphony: Introduction; 12. Organum and the medieval motet; 13. Renaissance polyphony; 14. Tonal counterpoint and the Baroque fugue; 15. Counterpoint of J.S. Bach; 16. Textures of the Classical period; 17. Romantic textures; 18. Twentieth-century textures -- Epilogue.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-410) and index.
LCCN	95003301
ISBN	0815311877

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Music	Music Stacks	MT6.W4147 T4 1995	✔ Available	Place Hold