Counterpoint, Composition and Musica Ficta

Bent, Margaret

Musica ficta is the practice of sharpening or flattening certain notes to avoid awkward intervals in medieval and Renaissance music. This collection gathers Margaret Bent's influential writings on this controversial subject from the past 30 years, along with an extensive author's introduction discussing the current state of scholarship and responding to critics. Also includes 25 musical examples.

EAN

9781138966871

Publisher

Routledge

Published

24 November 2015

Pages

348