| Affinities and Medieval Transposition Contributor(s): Pesce, Dolores D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253304601 ISBN-13: 9780253304605 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $27.67 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1987 Annotation: ..". excellent work... " -- Musicological Research "Dolores Pesce has now provided reliable and more comprehensive coverage of the available theoretical material, and her books should be consulted by all interested in the subject." -- David Hiley, Music and Letters For the first time, Dolores Pesce brings together theoretical perspectives on the concept of affinities, or pitch relationships, in musical treatises of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music | Genres & Styles - Country & Bluegrass - General - Music | Genres & Styles - Classical - Music | History & Criticism - General |
| Dewey: 781.642 |
| LCCN: 86045398 |
| Series: Music--Scholarship and Performance |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.12" W x 9.52" (1.07 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The concept of affinities, or pitch relationships, was fundamental to modal theory in the Middle Ages and the early Renaissance. For the first time, Dolores Pesce brings together theoretical perspectives on this subject from the end of the ninth century to the middle of the sixteenth, spanning the ideas of Hucbald through Guido of Arezzo, Jacques de Liege, Marchetta of Padua, Tinctoris, and Aaron to those of Glareanus. Pesce provides a comprehensive survey of problematic chants and of medieval solutions for them. She also traces the arguments that led to the rejection of the affinities and the acceptance of transposition in the modern sense. Scholars will find this volume invaluable for addressing issues related to modal classification and notational practices, in both chant and polyphony. |