Counterpoint

Media Type: Book [Softcover] Media/Arrangement: Theory Publisher: Dover Publications Order Code: DOV27036X

Product Description

This classic introductory text focuses on the polyphonic vocal style perfected by Palestrina. Unlike many other texts, it maintains a careful balance between theoretical and practical problems, between historical and systematic methodology. The result is an exceptionally useful resource, ideal for classroom use in teaching modal counterpoint.

Unabridged Dover (1992) republication of the edition published by Prentice Hall, Inc. New York, 1939. Translated by Glen Haydon. New foreword by Alfred Mann.

Subtitle: The Polyphonic Vocal Style of the Sixteenth Century
Genre: Theory
Language: English
Pages: 320
Publisher: Dover Publications
First published: 1992
ISBN: 9780486270364