Title
Meter in Music, 1600-1800: Performance, Perception, and Notation - Paperback
by George Houle (Author)
"All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque owe it to themselves to be exposed to the ideas contained in this book." --Continuo
"This is a book from an excellent musician in the early field who turns out also to be a most persistent scholar . . . " --Early Music
" . . . the book offers a vast quantity of data from a wide range of sources. . . . George Houle is to be congratulated for his honest presentation of the entire spectrum." --Music Educators Journal
The treatment of meter in performance has evolved dramatically since 1600. Here is a practical guide for the performer, with many quotations from early manuals and treatises, and abundant examples.
Author Biography
George Houle, Professor Emeritus of Music at Stanford University and former music director of the New York Pro Musica, is a performer and music historian particularly interested in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. He is editor of Doulce mémoire, Le ballet des fâcheux, and Ockeghem's Missa Cuiusvis Toni, and co-editor of The Music for Viola Bastarda by Jason Paras (all from Indiana University Press).
by George Houle (Author)
"All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque owe it to themselves to be exposed to the ideas contained in this book." --Continuo
"This is a book from an excellent musician in the early field who turns out also to be a most persistent scholar . . . " --Early Music
" . . . the book offers a vast quantity of data from a wide range of sources. . . . George Houle is to be congratulated for his honest presentation of the entire spectrum." --Music Educators Journal
The treatment of meter in performance has evolved dramatically since 1600. Here is a practical guide for the performer, with many quotations from early manuals and treatises, and abundant examples.
Author Biography
George Houle, Professor Emeritus of Music at Stanford University and former music director of the New York Pro Musica, is a performer and music historian particularly interested in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. He is editor of Doulce mémoire, Le ballet des fâcheux, and Ockeghem's Missa Cuiusvis Toni, and co-editor of The Music for Viola Bastarda by Jason Paras (all from Indiana University Press).
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