An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style [Paperback]

Robert Stewart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1994

This is a music theory text that presents a systematic approach to polyphonic composition in the ecclesiastical style of Palestrina. It is designed for use in beginning and intermediate level courses in modal counterpoint and helps students develop a systematic and reliable method to compare individual composers and stylistic trends of the Renaissance. It contains a comprehensive collection of Palestrina's works as well as selections from Lassus. Tear-out exercises can be used in conjunction with the text.

Product Details

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press (January 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880157071
• ISBN-13: 978-1880157077
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,628,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good textbook covers essentials, March 1, 2002

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Kendall Kennison (Baltimore, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style (Paperback)

Stewart gives students all they need, in a direct approach to the style - that is, through the music rather than the species method used by some books. The included anthology and exercises are big plusses. Drawbacks are a dry, outline format and some confusing notation in the examples of stylistic and non-stylistic practice. I teach this style each year and this has been my substitute for Tom Benjamin's out-of-print book. I'm quite happy with it.