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The Study of Counterpoint
Johann Joseph Fux
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Description for The Study of Counterpoint
Paperback. The essence of the most celebrated book on counterpoint, Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum. Editor(s): Mann, Alfred. Translator(s): Mann, Alfred. Num Pages: 160 pages, music. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 10. Weight in Grams: 126.
The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux's great theoretical work Gradus ad Parnassum. Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the greatest composers. J.S. Bach held it in high esteem, Leopold Mozart trained his famous son from its pages, Haydn worked out every lesson with meticulous care, and Beethoven condensed it into an abstract for ready reference. An impressive list of nineteenth-century composers subscribed to its second edition, and in more recent times Paul Hindemith said, "Perhaps the craft of composition would really have fallen into decline if ... Read more
The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux's great theoretical work Gradus ad Parnassum. Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the greatest composers. J.S. Bach held it in high esteem, Leopold Mozart trained his famous son from its pages, Haydn worked out every lesson with meticulous care, and Beethoven condensed it into an abstract for ready reference. An impressive list of nineteenth-century composers subscribed to its second edition, and in more recent times Paul Hindemith said, "Perhaps the craft of composition would really have fallen into decline if ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1965
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393002775
SKU
V9780393002775
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About Johann Joseph Fux
Alfred Mann was a musicologist, former conductor of the Cantata Singers, editor of a new full score of Handel's Messiah, and a contributor to The Musical Quarterly and other scholarly periodicals. Alfred Mann was a musicologist, former conductor of the Cantata Singers, editor of a new full score of Handel's Messiah, and a contributor to The Musical Quarterly and other scholarly periodicals.
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