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- Title
High clefs and down-to-earth transposition: a brief defence of Monteverdi.
- Authors
Parrott, Andrew
- Abstract
Focusing on the Magnificat a7 in Monteverdi’s 1610 publication, this article repudiates the recently repeated proposal by Roger Bowers that its high-clef notation demands transposition down a mere 2nd (for which there is no known contemporary precedent); 100 clear instances of transposition by the conventional 4th (and 5th) are listed. Besides its implausible resultant ‘F minor’, the narrower transposition cannot be justified on the basis of perceived ‘inconsistencies’ of range, as Monteverdi’s own music (and others’) provides ample evidence of lower vocal scoring than is expected today.
- Subjects
MONTEVERDI, Claudio, 1567-1643 . Magnificat a7 (Music); 17TH century music -- History &; criticism; MONTEVERDI, Claudio, 1567-1643; MAGNIFICAT (Musical form); TRANSPOSITION (Music theory); VOCAL range (Singing); MUSICAL pitch; PERFORMANCE practice (Music performance); VOCAL music -- History &; criticism; BOWERS, Roger; SEVENTEENTH century
- Publication
Early Music, 2012, Vol 40, Issue 1, p81
- ISSN
0306-1078
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/em/cas028