Abstract:
Prologue: the first great dead white male composer -- The construction of the memorial archive. Tonaries: a tool for memorizing chant; Basic theory treatises; The memorization of organum, discant, and counterpoint treatises -- Compositional process in polyphonic music. Compositional process and transmission of Notre Dame polyphony; Visualization and the composition of polyphonic music.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 255-279) and index.HOLLIS no. 009694502
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