Syntagma Musicum III by Michael Praetorius (English) Hardcover Book

Description: Syntagma Musicum III by Michael Praetorius Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) was one of the most versatile, wide-ranging, and prolific German composers of the seventeenth century. Also important as a theorist, his Syntagma Musicum, penned around 1619, was originally planned in four parts. He completed only three, with the first discussingthe place of music in the church, while Volume II focused on musical instruments. Volume III deals with terminology, theoretical issues, and performance practice.More than any other source from this period, Volume III provides the most thorough coverage of performance practice issues of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. It offers detailed commentary about the performance of particular pieces of music, including many of Praetorius's own, aswell as those by Lassus, Gabrieli, Monteverdi, and Schutz. Throughout, Praetorius offers immensely practical insights on numerous topics such as the definition and classification of vocal forms, the names and characteristics of instruments, arrangement of large-scale works for multiple choirs,description of ligatures, use of proportions, time signatures, transposition, teaching the Italian manner of singing, the types of ornamentation used in Italy in the first two decades of the seventeenth century-and much more.Praetorius is the most often quoted and excerpted writer on performance practice. In this translation, musicologist and early music practitioner Jeffery T. Kite-Powell worked with notoriously difficult syntax to produce a definitive English edition of this important work. For modern scholars, thisvolume is the preeminent source of contemporary information on performance practice for the late Renaissance and earlyBaroque periods. This essential resource will enable performers to recreate the music of the period in a historically informed manner. Publisher Description Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) was one of the most versatile, wide-ranging, and prolific German composers of the seventeenth century. Also important as a theorist, his Syntagma Musicum, penned around 1619, was originally planned in four parts. He completed only three, with the first discussing the place of music in the church, while Volume II focused on musical instruments. Volume III deals with terminology, theoretical issues, and performance practice.More than any other source from this period, Volume III provides the most thorough coverage of performance practice issues of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. It offers detailedcommentary about the performance of particular pieces of music, including many of Praetoriuss own, as well as those by Lassus, Gabrieli, Monteverdi, and Schutz. Throughout, Praetorius offers immensely practical insights on numerous topics such as the definition and classification of vocal forms, the names and characteristics of instruments, arrangement of large-scale works for multiple choirs, description of ligatures, use of proportions, time signatures, transposition, teaching theItalian manner of singing, the types of ornamentation used in Italy in the first two decades of the seventeenth century-and much more. Praetorius is the most often quoted and excerpted writer onperformance practice. In this translation, musicologist and early music practitioner Jeffery T. Kite-Powell worked with notoriously difficult syntax to produce a definitive English edition of this important work. For modern scholars, this volume is the preeminent source of contemporary information on performance practice for the late Renaissance and early Baroque periods. This essential resource will enable performers to recreate the music of the period in a historically informed manner. Author Biography Jeffery T. Kite-Powell is Professor and Chair of the Music History and Musicology Department at The Florida State University and director of the FSU Early Music Program. He edited A Performers Guide to Renaissance Music and authored The Visby (Petri) Organ Tablature-Investigation and Critical Edition. His vocal group, Cantores Musicae Antiquae, has performed at meetings of major music societies and has also appeared on National Public RadiosMillennium of Music. Dr. Kite-Powell has been an early music clinician at the Amherst Early Music Institute and other workshops, and has lectured at conferences around the world. Details ISBN 0195145631 ISBN-13 9780195145632 Title Syntagma Musicum III Author Michael Praetorius Format Hardcover Year 2004 Pages 296 Publisher Oxford University Press, USA GE_Item_ID:137022215; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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