1st Edition
Adrian Willaert and the Theory of Interval Affect The Musica nova Madrigals and the Novel Theories of Zarlino and Vicentino
By Timothy R. McKinney
Copyright 2011
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
336 Pages
by
Routledge
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In the writings of Nicola Vicentino (1555) and Gioseffo Zarlino (1558) is found, for the first time, a systematic means of explaining music's expressive power based upon the specific melodic and harmonic intervals from which it is constructed. This "theory of interval affect" originates not with these theorists, however, but with their teacher, influential Venetian composer Adrian Willaert... Read more
Contents: Contexts; Definition, evaluation, and validation of the theory of interval affect; Expressive functions of harmony in the musica nova madrigals; Willaert's other madrigals and the theory of interval affect; The compositional legacy of Willaert's theory of interval affect; Selected bibliography; Index.
Biography
Timothy McKinney, Associate Professor, School of Music, Baylor University, USA
'The presented analyses are successful in the first place because they demonstrate how subtle poetic elements are reflected in the polyphonic fabric of the pieces. This is no surprise, as many have come to this conclusion before, but McKinney reaches it by in-depth discussions of individual madrigals.' Renaissance Quarterly 'McKinney's book is strongly recommended to anyone with an interest in Italian Renaissance music theory and compositional practice.' Notes
