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  Theories of Fugue from the Age of Josquin to the Age of Bach (Eastman Studies in Music) (Paperback) By (author) Paul Mark Walker

  

  

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  Short Description for Theories of Fugue from the Age of Josquin to the Age of BachFew bodies of Western music are as widely respected, studied, and emulated as the fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach. Despite the esteem which Bach's contributions brought to the genre, however, the origin and early history of the fugue remain poorly understood. This work addresses both the history and methodology of the pre-Bach fugue.
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  • Publisher: University of Rochester Press
  • Published: 01 February 2004
  • Format: Paperback 500 pages
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  • Categories: Theory Of Music & Musicology | Music Reviews & Criticism | Western Classical Music | Medieval & Renaissance Music (c 1000 To C 1600) | Baroque Music (c 1600 To C 1750) | Musical Instruments & Instrumental Ensembles | Techniques Of Music / Music Tutorials
  • ISBN 13: 9781580461504 ISBN 10: 1580461506
  • Sales rank: 1,230,945

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• This is a fine and valuable book, encyclopaedic in its coverage of the subject, and the only treatment (in any language) of the entire field. It is an extraordinary achievement. MUSIC & LETTERS Lucidly and engagingly written...this book is an outstanding contribution to scholarship and a definitive work, indispensable for the historical study of fugue. THE AMERICAN ORGANIST Few bodies of Western music are as widely respected, studied, and emulated as the fugues of Johann Sebastian Bach. Despite the esteem which Bach's contributions brought to the genre, however, the origin and early history of the fugue remain poorly understood. Theories of Fugue from the Age of Josquin to the Age of Bach addresses both the history and methodology of the pre-Bach fugue (from roughly 1500 to 1700), and, of greatest significance to the literature, it seeks to present a way out of the methodological dilemma of uncertainty which has plagued previous scholarly attempts by considering what musicians of the time had to say about the fugue: what it was, what it was not, how important it was, and where and how a composer should (or shouldn't) use it. Eastman Studies in Music, Volume 13. PAUL MARK WALKER is director of the Early Music Ensemble at the University of Virginia and an expert on the history of the fugue.