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Counterpoint, composition, and musica ficta / Margaret Bent.

Author/creator Bent, Margaret
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoNew York : Routledge, 2002.
Descriptionxi, 336 pages : music ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Criticism and analysis of early music
Criticism and analysis of early music. ^A410788
Contents Musica recta and musica ficta -- Pycard's credo no. 76 -- Renaissance counterpoint and musica ficta -- Diatonic ficta -- Accidentals, counterpoint, and notation in Aaron's Aggiunta to the Toscanello in Musica -- Diatonic ficta revisited: Josquin's Ave Maria in context -- Editing early music: the dilemma of translation -- Some factors in the control of consonance and sonority: successive composition and the solus tenor -- Pycard's double canon: evidence of revision? -- Text setting in sacred music of the early 15th century: evidence and implications -- Resfacta and cantare super librum.
Abstract Musica ficta is the practice of sharpening or flattening certain notes to avoid awkard intervals in medieval and Renaissance music. This collection gathers the author's influential writings on this controversial subject from the past 30 years, along with an extensive author's introduction discussing the current state of scholarship and responding to critics.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 321-328) and index.
LCCN 2001048110
ISBN0815334974

Available Items

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Music Music Stacks ML174 .B46 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold