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The Language of the Modes: Studies in the History of Polyphonic Modality: Criticism and Analysis of Early Music

Autor Frans Wiering
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 14 sep 2001
The Language of the Modes provides a study of modes in early music through eight essays, each dealing with a different aspects of modality. The volume codifies all known theoretical references to mode, all modally ordered musical sources, and all modally cyclic compositions. For many music students and listeners, the "language of the modes" is a deep mystery, accustomed as we are to centuries of modern harmony. Wiering demystifies the modal world, showing how composers and performers were able to use this structure to create compelling and beautiful works. This book will be an invaluable source to scholars of early music and music theory. in early music through eight essays, each dealing with a different aspects of modality. It codifies all known theoretical references to mode, all modally ordered musical sources, and all modally cyclic compositions. This book will be an invaluable source to scholars of early music.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780815333425
ISBN-10: 0815333420
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: illustrations
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Criticism and Analysis of Early Music

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Frans Wiering earned a Ph.D. in Musicology from the University of Amsterdam in 1995. Wiering is currently on the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Utrecht and is active in projects to digitize music sources, making them available on-line. He lives in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Cuprins

Preface Conventions Used in This Book 1. Modality: An Introduction to the Terminology and Concepts 2. The Discourse about Mode: Evidence of Textual and Musical Sources 3. Tinctoris and the Origin of Polyphonic Modality 4. Modus and Tonus: Two Attitudes towards Modes 5. The Rise and Fall of Polyphonic Modality 6. The Modes before Classical Vocal Polyphony: Evidence from Central-European Cycles 7. Zarlino and Polyphonic Modality in Italy 8. Conclusion: The Language of the Modes

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The Language of the Modes provides a study of modes in early music through eight essays, each dealing with a different aspects of modality. The volume codifies all known theoretical references to mode, all modally ordered musical sources, and all modally cyclic compositions. For many music students and listeners, the "language of the modes" is a deep mystery, accustomed as we are to centuries of modern harmony. Wiering demystifies the modal world, showing how composers and performers were able to use this structure to create compelling and beautiful works. This book will be an invaluable source to scholars of early music and music theory. in early music through eight essays, each dealing with a different aspects of modality. It codifies all known theoretical references to mode, all modally ordered musical sources, and all modally cyclic compositions. This book will be an invaluable source to scholars of early music.