Renaissance Reform of Medieval Music Theory : Guido of Arezzo Between Myth and History.

Contents: Part I. Guidonian Solmization in Music Theory and Practice -- Part II. Reforming the Music Curriculum in the Age of Humanism. With a preface, introduction, bibliography and index. Illustrations. Tables. Three music examples. This book argues that our understanding of the medieval hexachord as a fundamental diatonic structure is incorrect.

xviii, 286 p.; 25 cm.
Cloth

Language: English
ISBN: 0521884152
ISBN13: 9780521884150