Ideas and Styles in the Western Musical TraditionIn this concise, invitingly written introduction to music history, the author approaches the topic as a study of significant intellectual currents and developments in musical style, rather than as a compendium of names, dates, and compositions. The use of quotations from thinkers, artists, and musicians helps engage students in thinking critically and creatively about ideas and styles of music. Ideas and Styles also allows instructors the flexibility to make use of additional materials important to them. The new second edition is accompanied by a two-volume anthology of scores and recordings, as well as an Online Learning Center with additional student resources. |
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... syllables were matched to the music ( text underlay ) . The simplest procedure is to move quickly through the text without changing pitch on any syllable ; such a setting is called syllabic . Syllabic text setting is naturally used for ...
... syllables were matched to the music ( text underlay ) . The simplest procedure is to move quickly through the text without changing pitch on any syllable ; such a setting is called syllabic . Syllabic text setting is naturally used for ...
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... syllables ; Josquin turned the name of his patron Duke Ercole of Ferrara into the Latin " Hercules dux Ferrariae " and then " carved out " the vow- els to get the hexachord syllables re ut re ut re fa mi re to provide the cantus fir ...
... syllables ; Josquin turned the name of his patron Duke Ercole of Ferrara into the Latin " Hercules dux Ferrariae " and then " carved out " the vow- els to get the hexachord syllables re ut re ut re fa mi re to provide the cantus fir ...
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... syllables twice as long as short ones , produced a musique mesurée in which all the voices moved together homorhythmically ( Example 11.2 ) . This could , of course , have been deadly dull , but because the syllable lengths do not ...
... syllables twice as long as short ones , produced a musique mesurée in which all the voices moved together homorhythmically ( Example 11.2 ) . This could , of course , have been deadly dull , but because the syllable lengths do not ...
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MUSIC IN CLASSICAL ANTIQUITY | 3 |
حمه THE EARLY CHRISTIAN PERIOD | 13 |
со THE ESTABLISHMENT OF | 23 |
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