The Craft of Modal Counterpoint
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"The Craft of Modal Counterpoint" is the companion book to Benjamin&apos;s "The Craft of Tonal Counterpoint," recently republished in a second edition by Routledge. Modal counterpoint is the style of composition that was employed until the "tonal" revolution pioneered by Bach; it is the basis for most Early Music. Benjamin, a composer and pedagogue, offers a complete analysis of this important musical style. He begins by covering general aspects of the style, then covers in detail two, three, and four-part counterpoint. The Motet, an important form of vocal composition in this period, is studied separately. The book concludes with a brief anthology of key scores, 15 in all, for the student to study further. Also includes 132 musical examples.


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Language: English
File size: 11235 KB
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: July 8, 2005
ISBN-13: 978-0415971713
Edition: 2nd
subtitle: 2nd Edition, Kindle Edition
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