First Publication | 1496 |
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Genre Categories | Music theory; Writings; Latin language |
Work Title | Practica musicae |
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Alternative. Title | Practica musicae utriusque cantus |
Composer | Gaffurius, Franchinus |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | None [force assignment] |
First Publication. | 1496 |
Language | Latin |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Renaissance |
Piece Style | Renaissance |
According to Grove Music, this includes "a discussion of Ambrosian chant . . . Book 2, on notation, includes sections on poetic feet as related to musical rhythm and a survey of notation, beginning with Greek rhythmic symbols. The book on counterpoint is quite brief, laying stress on rules; unlike Tinctoris's treatise it addresses the composer more than the singer. Book 4, on proportions, seems intended to outdo Tinctoris, with proportions as abstruse as 19:4 illustrated in musical examples."