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

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

An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style
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Author: Robert Stewart
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-01
ISBN: 1880157071
Number of pages: 223
Publisher: Ardsley House Publishers, Inc.

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Book Review: Good textbook covers essentials
Summary: 4 Stars

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.

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

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.

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