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- Title
WAS THERE AN ARS CONTRATENORIS IN THE MUSIC OF THE LATE TRECENTO?
- Authors
Rotte-Broman, Signe
- Abstract
The author reflects the issue on whether there was a theoretical discourse to accompany the composition of ballatas and madrigals for three voices in Italy around 1400. He notes that the treatises teach the composition of contratenor to an existing cantustenor framework. However, none of them were codified in writing before 1450. He relates that study of these texts shows that they do not transmit a unified set of regulations, but concerns with different issues and offers contradictory advice. He contends that the significance of these texts for musical practice can only be applicable to each single text.
- Subjects
ITALY; MADRIGALS -- History &; criticism; VOCAL music -- History &; criticism; VOCAL groups; MUSICAL groups; COUNTERTENORS; VOICE types (Singing); MUSICAL composition; MUSIC education; MUSICAL accompaniment; MUSICAL form; EDUCATION; HISTORY
- Publication
Studi Musicali, 2008, Vol 37, Issue 2, p339
- ISSN
0391-7789
- Publication type
Article