Theories of Fugue from the Age of Josquin to the Age of Bach

Paul Mark Walker (Royalty Account)

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University of Rochester Press
01 February 2004

Music; Theory of music & musicology; Medieval & Renaissance music (c 1000 to c 1600); Baroque music (c 1600 to c 1750); Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles

Series: Eastman Studies in Music

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.

By: Paul Mark Walker (Royalty Account)
Imprint: University of Rochester Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Volume: v.13
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 31mm
Weight: 746g
ISBN: 9781580461504
ISBN 10: 1580461506
Series: Eastman Studies in Music
Pages: 500
Publication Date: 01 February 2004
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

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Reviews for Theories of Fugue from the Age of Josquin to the Age of Bach

Lucidly and engagingly written . . . this book is an outstanding contribution to scholarship and a definitive work, indispensable for the historical study of fugue.