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The Craft of Modal Counterpoint

By Thomas Benjamin

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2005
ISBN
0415971713, 9780415971713, 9780203997208
LCC
MT55 .B447 2005
Open Library ID
OL3298252M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (23420904 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
208\203
Time added
2012-03-17 06:00:00

Description

"The Craft of Modal Counterpoint" is the companion book to Benjamin's "The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint," recently republished in a second edition by Routledge. Modal counterpoint is the style of composition that was employed until the "tonal" revolution pioneered by Bach; it is the basis for most Early Music. Benjamin, a composer and pedagogue, offers a complete analysis of this important musical style. He begins by covering general aspects of the style, then covers in detail two, three, and four-part counterpoint. The Motet, an important form of vocal composition in this period, is studied separately. The book concludes with a brief anthology of key scores, 15 in all, for the student to study further. Also includes 132 musical examples.

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