A Briefe and Short Instruction of the Art of Musicke by Elway Bevin

ISBN-13: 9780754650539 / Angielski / Twarda / 2007 / 152 str.

Denis Collins

Opis

A Briefe and Short Introduction (1631) is one of about a dozen late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century English music instruction books that go beyond the basics for beginners, and it is the last of the writings dealing with the art of singing and elementary counterpoint to be published in a modern edition. The topic most extensively treated in the book is the composition of 'all sorts of canons' on a plainsong which goes beyond anything found on canon in other English theoretical writings. Bevin's legacy in this treatise is the exposition of the art of canon in a systematic arrangement suitable for students of this discipline, with a thorough presentation of procedures and techniques that occupied the attention of many musicians in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England.

Recenzje

’... [the book] will give its readers new insights into English musicians' thinking and activity during Bevin's lifetime.’ The Consort ’... Collins's critical edition of Bevin's treatise is excellent and provides readers with insight into English musicians' thinking and activities during the late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century.’ Renaissance Quarterly

Spis treści

Contents: Series editor's preface; Part I Introduction: Elway Bevin and canon in England: Background to Bevin; An overview of the typology of canons; English theories of canon before Bevin; Collections of plainsong canons; The contents of A Briefe and Short Instruction ; English theories of canon after Bevin; Part II Elway Bevin A Briefe and Short Instruction of the Art of Musicke: Editorial note; Edition; Notes. Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Denis Collins is Lecturer at the University of Queensland, Australia.