The Study of Fugue - Alfred Mann
| Автор: | Alfred Mann |
| Издательство: | Ingram |
| Серия: | Dover Books on Music |
| Жанр произведения: | Музыка, балет |
| Год издания: | 0 |
| isbn: | 9780486171340 |
Classic study comprises two parts. The first is a comprehensive historical survey of writings on the fugue from the beginning of fugal teaching (c. 1350) to the present. Part Two explores in depth four 18th-century studies which are its classical presentations: Steps to Parnassus, J. J. Fux (1725), A Treatise on Fugue, F. W. Marpurg (1753–54), Fundamental and Practical Essay on Fugal Counterpoint, Padre Martini (1775), A Manual of the Fundamental Principles of Composition, J. A. Albrechtsberger (1790). Translations of texts, introductions and critical commentary, and many musical examples. Index. Bibliography.