Download or read book Adrian Willaert and the Theory of Interval Affect written by Timothy R. McKinney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the writings of Nicola Vicentino (1555) and Gioseffo Zarlino (1558) is found, for the first time, a systematic means of explaining music's expressive power based upon the specific melodic and harmonic intervals from which it is constructed. This "theory of interval affect" originates not with these theorists, however, but with their teacher, influential Venetian composer Adrian Willaert (1490-1562). Because Willaert left no theoretical writings of his own, Timothy McKinney uses Willaert's music to reconstruct his innovative theories concerning how music might communicate extramusical ideas. For Willaert, the appellations "major" and "minor" no longer signified merely the larger and smaller of a pair of like-numbered intervals; rather, they became categories of sonic character, the members of which are related by a shared sounding property of "majorness" or "minorness" that could be manipulated for expressive purposes. This book engages with the madrigals of Willaert's landmark Musica nova collection and demonstrates that they articulate a theory of musical affect more complex and forward-looking than recognized currently. The book also traces the origins of one of the most widespread musical associations in Western culture: the notion that major intervals, chords and scales are suitable for the expression of happy affections, and minor for sad ones. McKinney concludes by discussing the influence of Willaert's theory on the madrigals of composers such as Vicentino, Zarlino, Cipriano de Rore, Girolamo Parabosco, Perissone Cambio, Francesco dalla Viola, and Baldassare Donato, and describes the eventual transformation of the theory of interval affect from the Renaissance view based upon individual intervals measured from the bass, to the Baroque view based upon invertible triadic entities.
Download or read book Music in Renaissance Cities and Courts written by Jessie Ann Owens and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A festschrift prepared for the occasion of musicologist Lewis Lockwood's 65th birthday. The volume's 27 contributions, written by Lockwood's students and American colleagues, cover topics including tonal color in Dufay; notes on a Josquin motet and its sources; the Florentine madrigal, 1540-60; and a model for a changing aesthetic in the chansons of Loyset Compere. An appendix lists Lockwood's publications on Renaissance music.
Download or read book Music in the Culture of the Renaissance and Other Essays written by Edward Elias Lowinsky and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The writings gathered here finally make available in one place Lowinsky's major essays--including four previously unpublished ones--in two volumes that are lavishly provided with musical examples and illustrations. "Professor Lowinsky's method is the only kind of 'writing about music' that I value."--Igor Stravinsky
Download or read book Histories and Narratives of Music Analysis written by Milena Medić and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 655 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a cross section of current directions in the broad field of music analysis as practiced by a transnational community of scholars. Music analysis is presented as a vibrant multi-faceted field of research which constantly re-examines its own postulates, while also establishing dialogues with a large number of other disciplines.
Download or read book The Medici Codex of 1518 Volume 3 written by Edward E. Lowinsky and published by . This book was released on 1968-12-01 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medici Codex of 1518 is a privately owned choirbook of motets presented by Francis I to Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino. One of the most beautiful manuscripts of the time, it offers and anthology of motets by the greatest composers of the Renaissance, masters such as Josquin, Mouton, Brumel, Willaert, Andreas de Silva, and Costanzo Festa. It is invaluable for transmitting the excellent readings of the repertory of the French Royal Chapel and a number of political motets of great musical and historical interest that reflect events at the French court and are unique to this collection. Edward E. Lowinsky presents this anthology as part of a series containing critical editions of major sources of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century music in their entirety.
Download or read book Music Theory and Its Methods written by Denis Collins and published by Methodology of Music Research. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays explores a wide range of topics current in the field of music theory, including history of styles, musical aesthetics, harmony, counterpoint and world music. Authors reflect critically on challenges within their specific areas of expertise and probe directions in which advances can be made and difficulties overcome.
Download or read book An Introduction to Music Studies written by J. P. E. Harper-Scott and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-12 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why study music? How much practical use is it in the modern world? This introduction proves how studying music is of great value both in its own terms and also in the post-university careers marketplace. The book explains the basic concepts and issues involved in the academic study of music, draws attention to vital connections across the field and encourages critical thinking over a broad range of music-related issues. • Covers all main aspects of music studies, including topics such as composition, opera, popular music, and music theory • Provides a thorough overview of a hugely diverse subject, from the history of early music to careers in music technology, giving a head-start on the areas to be covered on a music degree • New to 'neume'? Need a reminder about 'ripping'? - glossaries give clear definitions of key musical terms • Chapters are carefully structured and organized enabling easy and quick location of the information needed
Download or read book New Perspectives on Early Music in Spain written by Tess Knighton and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky written by Vaslaw Nijinsky and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Musical Signification written by Eero Tarasti and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 1995 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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