Skip to main content
ACLS Humanities E-Book
Fulcrum logo

Share the story of what Open Access means to you

a graphic of a lock that is open, the universal logo for open access

University of Michigan needs your feedback to better understand how readers are using openly available ebooks. You can help by taking a short, privacy-friendly survey.

  1. Home
  2. Compositional theory in the eighteenth century

Compositional theory in the eighteenth century

Joel Lester c1992 © The President and Fellows of Harvard College
Restricted You do not have access to this book. How to get access.
Read Book
ISBN(s)
  • 9780674155220 (hardcover)
  • 9780674155237 (paper)
Subject
  • Music & Musicology
Citable Link
  • Table of Contents

  • Reviews

  • Stats

  • Frontmatter
  • Introduction (page 1)
  • 1. Zarlino and His Legacy (page 7)
  • 2. Species Counterpoint and Fux's Gradus (page 26)
  • 3. Thoroughbass Methods (page 49)
  • 4. Rameau's Early Works (page 90)
  • 5. Rameau's Later Works and Controversies (page 127)
  • 6. Mattheson and the Study of Melody (page 158)
  • 7. Harmonic Perspectives on Counterpoint (page 175)
  • 8. Changing Aspects of Harmonic Theory (page 193)
  • 9. The Marpurg-Kirnberger Disputes (page 231)
  • 10. Riepel on Melody and Phrases (page 258)
  • 11. Koch: Toward a Comprehensive Approach to Musical Structure (page 273)
  • Epilogue (page 300)
  • Appendix I Rameau Nouveau systême de musique theorique (1726): Chapter 23, "Examples of Errors Found in the Figures of Corelli's op. 5" (page 305)
  • Appendix 2 Concerning the Authenticity of Thoroughbass Methods Attributed to Albrechtsberger (page 320)
  • Bibliography (page 323)
  • Index (page 349)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
MTS 16.2 (Autumn 1994): 286-289 http://www.jstor.org/stable/746040
NOT 51.1 (Sep. 1994): 122-124 http://www.jstor.org/stable/899196
1,034 views since June 30, 2018
ACLS Humanities E-Book logo

ACLS Humanities E-Book

  • About HEB
  • Contact HEB
  • For Librarians
  • Subscriptions

Powered by Fulcrum logo

  • About
  • Blog
  • Feedback
  • Contact
  • Contribute
  • Accessibility
  • Preservation
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Service
  • Log In
© ACLS Humanities E-Book 2020
x This site requires cookies to function correctly.