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100 1 a| Fétis, François-Joseph,d| 1784-1871.=| ^A260556;

240 10 a| Esquisse de l'histoire de l'harmonie.l| English=| ^A260556;

245 10 a| Esquisse de l'histoire de l'harmonie :b| an English-language translation of the François-Joseph Fétis history of harmony /c| translated, annotated, edited and with an introduction by Mary I. Arlin.;

300 a| xlv, 203 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

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490 1 a| Harmonologia series ;v| no. 7;

500 a| Translation of a work originally published in installments in the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris, 1840.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-195) and index.;

505 0 a| Foreword / Francois-Joseph Fetis -- I. An outline of the history of harmony considered as art and as science -- The creation of a harmonic system -- II. The results of the creation of a harmonic system -- III. The nineteenth century -- The development of the art -- A complete and definitive formation of the theory of harmony -- Appendix A: A note in reply to that of Mr. Fetis / F.A. Gevaert -- Appendix B: Musical examples. 1. de la Halle. Rondeau No. 15, "Tant con je vivrai." Measures 9-11. 2. l'Escurel. "A vous, douce debonnaire." Measures 1-2, 15-16, 6. 3. Landini. "Non, avra me' pieta." Measures 2-4. 4. Dufay. Missa l'Homme Arme. "Kyrie." (Trans. R.G. Kiesewetter).;

520 a| Fétis' Esquisse, a chronicle of the theoretical tenets of harmony from Franco of Cologne (1230-50) to 1840, is the first known history of harmonic theory. This work predates Hugo Riemann's impressive Geschichte der Musiktheorie im IX.-XIX. Jahrhundert by more than fifty years. Yet little is known about Fétis' Esquisse and few copies are extant. As one of the most lucid musicologists of this time and one of the first to consider the past with an artistic interest, Fétis knew and understood the historical aspects of the art. As a composer and teacher of composition, he appreciated the need for a systematic presentation of musical materials. As a theorist, he had examined and studied the writings of theorists throughout the ages.;

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Esquisse de l'histoire de l'harmonie : an English-language translation of the François-Joseph Fétis history of harmony / translated, annotated, edited and with an introduction by Mary I. Arlin.

Author/creator	Fétis, François-Joseph
Other author	Arlin, Mary I., 1939-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Stuyvesant, NY : Pendragon Press, ©1994.
Description	xlv, 203 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Harmony--History.

Uniform title	Esquisse de l'histoire de l'harmonie. English
Series	Harmonologia series ; no. 7 Harmonologia series ; no. 7. ^A246495
Contents	Foreword / Francois-Joseph Fetis -- I. An outline of the history of harmony considered as art and as science -- The creation of a harmonic system -- II. The results of the creation of a harmonic system -- III. The nineteenth century -- The development of the art -- A complete and definitive formation of the theory of harmony -- Appendix A: A note in reply to that of Mr. Fetis / F.A. Gevaert -- Appendix B: Musical examples. 1. de la Halle. Rondeau No. 15, "Tant con je vivrai." Measures 9-11. 2. l'Escurel. "A vous, douce debonnaire." Measures 1-2, 15-16, 6. 3. Landini. "Non, avra me' pieta." Measures 2-4. 4. Dufay. Missa l'Homme Arme. "Kyrie." (Trans. R.G. Kiesewetter).
Abstract	Fétis' Esquisse, a chronicle of the theoretical tenets of harmony from Franco of Cologne (1230-50) to 1840, is the first known history of harmonic theory. This work predates Hugo Riemann's impressive Geschichte der Musiktheorie im IX.-XIX. Jahrhundert by more than fifty years. Yet little is known about Fétis' Esquisse and few copies are extant. As one of the most lucid musicologists of this time and one of the first to consider the past with an artistic interest, Fétis knew and understood the historical aspects of the art. As a composer and teacher of composition, he appreciated the need for a systematic presentation of musical materials. As a theorist, he had examined and studied the writings of theorists throughout the ages.
General note	Translation of a work originally published in installments in the Revue et gazette musicale de Paris, 1840.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-195) and index.
LCCN	94010964
ISBN	0945193513 :

Esquisse de l'histoire de l'harmonie : an English-language translation of the François-Joseph Fétis history of harmony / translated, annotated, edited and with an introduction by Mary I. Arlin.

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