Meter in Music, 1600-1800 - by George Houle (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Here is a practical guide for the performer, with many quotations from early manuals and treatises, and abundant examples.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque owe it to themselves to be exposed to the ideas contained in this book. --Continuo</p><p>This is a book from an excellent musician in the early field who turns out also to be a most persistent scholar . . . --Early Music</p><p> . . . 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</p><p>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.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>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).</p></p>
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