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The musicography of the "Manuscrit du Roi"

Book information

Publisher
University of Toronto
Year
1998
ISBN
9780612351721, 0612351726
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14520036 bytes)
Series
PhD Dissertation
Pages
0\255
Topic
Art Music
Time added
2016-09-27 00:07:18

Description

Acknowledgements iv Introduction v Chapter 1: The Neglect of Musicography 1 The Modal Theory (c1900-1950) 2; The Oral Theory (c 1950-present) 12; The Precedents of Musicography 21; Musicography Defined 27 Chapter 2: The "Manuscrit du Roi" The Story of Sigla 29; The Becks' Edition and Its Impact 39 Chapter 3: The Gatherings The Ordering of Gatherings 48; A Critique of the Becks' Edition 56; The Gathering Structure 61 Chapter 4: The Compilation Process The Original Commission 81; The Exemplars 87; The Layout and Writing 98; Some Later Clues 106 Chapter 5: Towards a Musicography of Secular Monophony The Main Hands 116; Hands of Related Manuscripts 123; Four Musicographic Categories III Chapter 6: The Musical Hands The Pieces Added to Existing Staves 153; The Pieces Added to Added Staves 162; Further Musicographic Groups 177 Chapter 7: Plicae and Erasures Plicae 183; Erasures 197; Conclusion Works Cited

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