An introduction to sixteenth-century counterpoint and Palestrina's musical style / Robert Stewart.
| Author/creator | Stewart, Robert, 1932- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Ardsley House, [1994] |
| Copyright Date | ©1994 |
| Description | xii, 223 pages : music ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Basic materials and melodic writing. Basic materials. Ecclesiastical (church) modes ; Transposition ; Notation and rhythm -- Melodic writing. Melodic structure ; Melodic intervals ; Chromatic alteration (musica ficta) ; Stepwise movement in white notes ; Single skips in white notes ; Double skips in white notes ; Idiomatic rhythmic patterns ; Stepwise movement in black notes ; Single skips in quarter notes -- Notation and guidelines. Melodic contour ; Voice ranges ; Guidelines for writing melodies ; Manuscript format -- Melodic idioms. Single skips using black- and white-note values ; Double skips using black- and white notes-values ; Anticipation (portamento) ; Nota Cambiata ; Other skip patterns -- Treatment of text. Text setting ; Texts -- Counterpoint in two parts. Basic materials: writing in two parts. Harmonic consonances ; Harmonic dissonances ; Voice movement ; Musica ficta ; Consonant writing in two parts ; Half-note passing tones ; Suspensions ; Final cadences -- Imitation. Writing imitation ; Imitative entrance pitches -- Treatment of black notes. Black-note dissonances ; Unaccented quarter- and eighth-note passing tones ; Auxiliary ; Accented quarter-note passing tones ; Appoggiatura -- Harmonic treatment of melodic idioms. Anticipation (portamento) ; Suspension ornamentations ; Nota Cambiata ; Placement of dissonances: a summary ; Interior cadences ; Interior cadence points ; Unisons ; Rhythm in counterpoint -- Invertible counterpoint. Invertible (double) counterpoint ; Invertible counterpoint at the tenth ; Interverible counterpoint at hte twelfth ; Invertible counterpoint at the fifteenth ; Text setting ; Rests and text setting ; Suggested exercise format with text -- Counterpoint in three parts. Basic materials: writing in three parts. Voice movement ; Musica ficta ; Consonant writing in three parts -- White-note dissonances and suspensions. Half-note passing tones ; Suspensions ; Double suspensions -- Cadences. Conclusive cadences ; Interior cadences ; Interior cadence points -- Imitation. Imitative entrance pitches -- Other dissonances. Black-note dissonances ; The consonant fourth ; The six-five chord -- Counterpoint in four and five parts. Writing multiple-voiced works. Texture ; Familiar style -- Suspensions and cadences -- Triple meter -- Guidelines -- Appendix A: Examples for musical analysis. Works by Lassus (from Cantiones darum vocum) -- Works by Palestrina. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and index. |
| LCCN | 94159283 |
| ISBN | 1880157071 |
| ISBN | 9781880157077 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | MT55 .S83 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |