German music theory in the early 17th century : the treatises of Johannes Lippius / by Benito V. Rivera.

Author/creator Rivera, Benito V., 1936-
Format Book
Publication InfoAnn Arbor, MI : UMI Research Press, ©1980.
Descriptionxii, 264 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesStudies in musicology ; no. 17
Studies in musicology ; no. 17. ^A163772
Contents Biography -- Overview of the treatises -- Music as an encyclopedic science -- Music and its simple material elements: monads -- Music and its unmediated composite material elements: dyads -- Music and its mediated composite material elements: triads -- The "form" of music: words and musical composition -- The modes -- Summary and conclusion -- Appendix. [Discourses on the triad].
Abstract This is a comprehensive study of the musical treatises of the 17th-century Baroque theorist, Johannes Lippius. Two initial chapters on the life and works of Lippius precede six chapters following the ideas presented in his major treatise, the Synopsis musicae novae.
General noteIncludes index.
Bibliography noteBibliography: pages 241-257.
LCCN 79024418
ISBN0835710742

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