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An AHA! moment in Music history
This was Jeppesen's doctoral dissertation, I believe, and explores a very narrow area as might be expected. You really have to be into music theory in a serious way to want to read it at all. After deciphering the detailed arguments, I realized that Jeppesen had a genuinely fresh insight to offer: that the late 16th century, as reflected in the Palestrina style represents a watershed in the psychological / stylistic attitude toward dissonance, separating all of medieval music from all modern music (post-1600).
For me, this is a great AHA! But as I say, you have to be REALLY into music theory to get it. As with Jeppesen's "Counterpoint", you must read multiple C-clefs in score, or be willing to transcribe the examples into modern clefs if that's what you can read, so it's not a casual read. I give it 5 stars for the AHA! but dock it one star for inaccessibility.

The English translation preserves intact many of the convoluted clauses of the Danish. Footnotes are confidently presented in original languages: German, Danish, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, and Medieval Latin, with the apparent expectation of linguistically sophisticated readers. lol... wish I could rise to the occasion. ... Read more

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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. ... Read more

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Good textbook covers essentials
Stewart gives students all they need, in a direct approach to the style - that is, through the music rather than the species method used by some books.The included anthology and exercises are big plusses.Drawbacks are a dry, outline format and some confusing notation in the examples of stylistic and non-stylistic practice.I teach this style each year and this has been my substitute for Tom Benjamin's out-of-print book.I'm quite happy with it. ... Read more

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An original concept: in one volume, a study-size score of a major musical work, and a comprehensive body of tools for the study of that work.Music examples and charts illustrate the analyses, and each essay is fully annotated by the editor. in some cases, the results of the original research by the editor or by others working in the field are published here for the first time. Much of the material has never before appeared in English.

A score embodying the best available musical text.

Historical background—what is known of the circumstances surrounding the origin of the work, including (where relevant) original source material.

A detailed analysis of the music, by the editor of the volume or another well-known scholar.

Other significant analytic essays and critical comments, exposing the student to a variety of opinions about the music. ... Read more

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Giovanni Palestrina's Missa Brevis for four unaccompanied voices, has been edited and arranged for modern usage, by Henry Washington. This edition also contains a piano reduction for practice purposes. ... Read more

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Preface * Text * I. Kyrie * II. Gloria * III. Credo * IV. Sanctus * V. Agnus Dei ... Read more

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Six masses by great 16th-century composer: Missa Papae Marcelli (his most popular), Missa L’Homme Armé, Missa O Magnum Mysterium, Missa Ave Regina Coelorum, Missa Veni Sponsa Christi, Missa Ascendo ad Patrem, plus a selection of motets. All for unaccompanied voices. Reproduced from authoritative Scalera edition, edited by Raffaele Casimiri.
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Excelent source for palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina is a composer who like Mozart creates a sonic world with very little dissonance but excelent use of tension and release.

This dover score is clear, readable, authoratative and inexpensive. A great buy. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This guide introduces students and scholars to the literature on Palestrina as well as the complicated history of the publication of his works. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

Product Description
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more