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The Oxford history of music (Volume II): The Polyphonic period Part II Method of Musical Art

The Oxford history of music (Volume II): The Polyphonic period Part II Method of Musical Art

E. Wooldridge, H.

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General World HistoryMetal

ISBN10: 9353707994
ISBN13: 9789353707996
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Jun 1 2019
Pages: 418
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Where did Western harmony learn to speak in many voices? In this volume of The Oxford History of Music, H. E. Wooldridge traces the craft that turned plainchant into architecture. Hear the lines weave together. Volume II, Part II, Method of Musical Art, is a lucid music history reference for readers who want more than names and dates. Wooldridge explains how early western polyphony was built: the emergence of measured rhythm, the shaping of cadence, and the disciplined freedom of imitation. Clear musical thinking drives every page, making it an academic musicology classic as well as a practical scholarly music textbook. If you are deepening your counterpoint technique study, or teaching from university music courses, this polyphonic music history offers a grounded map from medieval European music to the flowering of Renaissance choral music, with an eye for how composers solved real problems of texture and sonority. Performers and choir directors will recognise familiar turns of voice-leading, and hear their repertoire in sharper focus too. As part of the Oxford music history series, this is early music scholarship from a formative moment in English musicology: confident, exacting, and still astonishingly readable. Collectors will value its place in the canon of reference works; casual readers will find the story of musical invention compelling in its own right. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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