The notation of polyphonic music, 900-1600 / by Willi Apel.
| Author/creator | Apel, Willi |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 5th edition revised and with commentary. |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, MA : Mediaeval Academy of America, 1953 [i.e. 1961] |
| Description | xxv, 464 pages, 30 unnumbered pages : facsimiles, music ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Mediaeval Academy of America. Publication ; no. 38 Publication (Mediaeval Academy of America) ; no. 38. ^A34086 |
| Contents | Part I: The notation of soloist music. Keyboard scores -- Keyboard partituras -- Keyboard tablatures. German keyboard tablatures ; Spanish keyboard tablatures -- Lute tablatures. Italian and Spanish lute tablatures ; French lute tablature ; German lute tablatures -- Part II: The notation of ensemble music: white mensural notation. Notational signs. Notes ; Ligatures ; Rules for ligatures ; Subsidiary symbols -- Mensuration. Tempus, prolatio, and modus ; Tempus imperfectum cum prolatione imperfecta ; Tempus perfectum cum prolatione imperfecta (Imperfection ; Alteration ; Punctus divisionis) ; Prolatio perfecta ; Modus and maximodus -- Coloration. Coloration in tempus imperfectum cum prolatione imperfecta ; Coloration in tempus perfectum cum prolatione imperfecta ; Coloration in prolatio perfecta ; Half-coloration -- Proportions. History and terminology ; Proportio dupla and tripla in general ; Proportio dupla ; Proportio tripla ; Other proportions (Proportio quadrupla ; Proportio sesquialtera ; Proportio quintupla, sesquitertia ; Successive proportions) ; Augmentation ; Examples ; Canons ; Proportional time signatures and tempo -- Part III: The notation of ensemble music: black notation. Introduction -- Primitive notation -- Square notation. General characterization ; Modal notation (The rhythmic modes ; The ligatures ; Repeated notes ; Plica ; Examples ; Extensio modi ; Fractio modi ; Conjuncturae ; Consonance and dissonance ; Notation of the tenors ; Notation of the upper parts ; Examples) ; Syllabic notation ; Duplum notation ; Motet notation -- Pre-Franconian notation. The Codex Montepellier, fasc. II-VI (Notation of the tenors ; Examples ; Duple meter ; Notation of the upper voices ; Ligatures ; Plica ; Examples) ; The Codex Bamberg (Notation of the tenors ; Notation of the upper voices) ; The Codices Torino and Huelgas -- Franconian notation. The Franconian system (Single notes ; Ligatures ; Examples) ; The innovations of Petrus de Cruce ; The Roman de Fauvel (The tenors, modus and maximodus ; Red notes ; Notation of the upper parts ; Semibreves signatae ; Conjunctura and plica ; Examples) -- French notation. The innovations of the Ars Nova ; The notation of the works of Machaut (Imperfection and alteration ; Determination of the mensuration ; Ouvert and clos ; Examples) ; The notation of the later sources -- Italian notation. The origin of Italian notation ; The principles of Italian notation (Divisiones ; Note forms) ; Examples of Italian notation ; The early stage of Italian notation -- Mixed notation. General characterization ; Examples of mixed notation ; Syncopation -- Mannered notation. General characterization ; Principal features (Signs of mensuration ; Special notes ; Coloration) ; Examples ; Discussion of examples from other publications -- Commentary -- Appendix: Transcriptions. |
| General note | "Appendix: transcriptions": [30] pages at end. |
| LCCN | 61012067 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML431 .A6 1961 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |
| Music | Reference | ML431 .A6 1961 | ✔ Available |