Musica Enchiriadis
Claude V. Palisca(Editor)
Yale University Press
Published on 25. May 1995
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-0-300-05818-5 (ISBN)
Description
A complete English translation of these early music theory texts, both written in the late-9th century and which have influenced subsequent medieval authors. The two treatises are most famous for providing the earliest descriptions of organum, the oldest form of Western polyphony.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
100 musical examples
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
440 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-05818-5 (9780300058185)
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