An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style

Stewart, Robert

This is a music theory text that presents a systematic approach to polyphonic composition in the ecclesiastical style of Palestrina. It is designed for use in beginning and intermediate level courses in modal counterpoint and helps students develop a systematic and reliable method to compare individual composers and stylistic trends of the Renaissance. It contains a comprehensive collection of Palestrina's works as well as selections from Lassus. Tear-out exercises can be used in conjunction with the text.

EAN

9781880157077

Publisher

Scarecrow Press

Published

1 January 1994

Pages

223