The notation of medieval music / Carl Parrish.
| Author/creator | Parrish, Carl |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | [2d print.]. |
| Publication Info | New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [©1959] |
| Description | xvii, 234 pages : 62 plates, (facsimiles: music) music ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | 1. Gregorian notation : The neumes ; Oratorical and diastematic neumes ; Neume elements ; The rhythmic signs ; The schools of neume notation ; Gregorian rhythm ; The free rhythm of the Solesmes School ; The measured rhythm of the Mensuralists ; The transcription of the facsimiles -- 2. Secular monophonic notation : The modal theory of troubadour-trouvere music ; Some mensural principles of the thirteenth century ; The modal theory applied to pieces in nonmensural notation ; Minnelieder ; Free rhythm ; The transcription of the facsimiles -- 3. Early polyphonic notation : Polyphony in neumatic notation ; The transcription of the facsimiles -- 4. Modal notation : The basic patterns of the modal system ; Rhythmic modifications of the basic modal patterns ; The styles of modal notation ; The special problem of organum duplum ; Conductus ; The transcription of facsimiles -- 5. Franconian notation : The Franconian system ; Single notes, ligatures, and rests ; Motet notation through Roman de Fauvel ; The transcription of facsimiles -- 6. French ars nova notation : The apparatus of ars nova notation ; The identification of mode, time, and prolation ; The "Classical" notation of Machaut ; The transcription of the facsimiles -- 7. Italian ars nova notation : The system of divisions ; Secular and sacred trecento writing ; The transcription of the facsimiles -- 8. Special notations of the late medieval period : Keyboard notation. |
| General note | "Includes a number of corrections."--page xvii. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 203-206. |
| LCCN | 57011708 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML431.P37 N6 1959A | ✔ Available | Place Hold |