1st Edition
Music Theory in Late Medieval Avignon Magister Johannes Pipardi
By Karen M. Cook
Copyright 2022
170 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
170 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
170 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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The manuscript Seville, Biblioteca Colombina y Capitular 5-2-25, a composite of dozens of theoretical treatises, is one of the primary witnesses to late medieval music theory. Its numerous copies of significant texts have been the focus of substantial scholarly attention to date, but the shorter, unattributed, or fragmentary works have not yet received the same scrutiny. In this monograph, Cook... Read more
List of Figures
Manuscript Sigla & Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Seville Manuscript
Chapter 2: The Practical Art of Measured Song
Chapter 3: The Rules of Counterpoint
Chapter 4: Introducing Johannes Pipardi
Epilogue
Appendix 1: A Preliminary List of Members of Jean de Blauzac’s Household
Appendix 2: Texts and Translations
Works Cited
Biography
Karen M. Cook is Associate Professor of Music History at the University of Hartford. She specializes in late medieval music theory and notation, focusing on developments in rhythmic duration. She also maintains a primary interest in musical medievalism in contemporary media, particularly in video games.
