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Compositional Theory in the Eighteenth Century

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ISBN-10: 0674155238

ISBN-13: 9780674155237

Edition: 1992

Authors: Joel Lester

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This ambitious study offers a panoramic survey of musical thought in the eighteenth century and, at the same time, a close analysis of the important theoretical topics of the period. The result is the most comprehensive account ever given of the theory behind the music of late Baroque and early Classical composers from Bach to Beethoven. While giving preeminent theorists their due, Joel Lester also examines the works of over one hundred eighteenth- and seventeenth-century writers to show how prominent theories were received and applied in actual teaching situations. Beginning with the influence of Zarlino and seventeenth-century theorists, Lester goes on to focus on central traditions…    
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Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 3/15/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 368
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.408
Language: English

Colin Cowie is host of Everyday Elegance on WE Network and contributing editor for InStyle. He has made countless media appearances and through his event company, Colin Cowie Lifestyles, has planned parties for numerous celebrities. He lives in New York City and Los Angeles.Joel Lester, Professor of Music at the City College and the Graduate School, City University of New York, was violinist for the Da Capo Chamber Players from 1970 to 1991.

Introduction
Zarlino and His Legacy
Species Counterpoint and Fux's Gradus
Thoroughbass Methods
Rameau's Early Works
Rameau's Later Works and Controversies
Mattheson and the Study of Melody
Harmonic Perspectives on Counterpoint
Changing Aspects of Harmonic Theory
The Marpurg-Kirnberger Disputes
Riepel on Melody and Phrases
Koch: Toward a Comprehensive Approach to Musical Structure
Epilogue
Rameau, Nouveau systecirc;me de musique theorique (1726): Chapter 23, "Examples of Errors Found in the Figures of Corelli's op. 5"
Concerning the Authenticity of Thoroughbass
Methods Attributed to Albrechtsberger
Bibliography
Index