The Craft of Modal Counterpoint: A Practical Approach - Hardcover

Benjamin, Thomas

 
9780415971713: The Craft of Modal Counterpoint: A Practical Approach
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0415971713 ISBN 13: 9780415971713
Publisher: Routledge, 2005

Synopsis

"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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Thomas Benjamin

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2005
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0415971713
ISBN 13 
9780415971713
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
2
Number of pages
202

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