Mensuration and proportion signs : origins and evolution /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 5 January, 2023 - 23:18

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Berger, Anna Maria Busse,

Source:

Oxford University Press,, New York, United States, p.xi, 271 pages : (2021)

ISBN:

0197602533

Call Number:

ML174

Keywords:

(OCoLC)fst01016298, (OCoLC)fst01030620, (OCoLC)fst01030779, 15e siècle., 15th century., 16e siècle., 16th century., 500-1400., fast, Histoire, History, Mensural notation., Music theory, Music theory., Musical notation, Musical notation., Musique, Musique mesurée., Notation, Théorie musicale, To 1500.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-253) and index."First issued as Oxford University Press paperback, 2021"--Title page verse.The representation and interpretation of mensuration signs -- The origins of the mensural system and mensuration signs -- The relationship between perfect and imperfect time -- The relationship between major and minor prolation -- Diminution by stroke and by mode signs -- Proportion signs -- Conclusions.