Meter in Music, 1600-1800: Performance, Perception, and Notation

"All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque owe it to themselves to be exposed to the ideas contained in this book." --Continuo

"This is a book from an excellent musician in the early field who turns out also to be a most persistent scholar . . . " --Early Music

" . . . the book offers a vast quantity of data from a wide range of sources. . . . George Houle is to be congratulated for his honest presentation of the entire spectrum." --Music Educators Journal

The treatment of meter in performance has evolved dramatically since 1600. Here is a practical guide for the performer, with many quotations from early manuals and treatises, and abundant examples.

Author: George Houle
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 06/22/2000
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.13w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9780253213914

About the Author

George Houle, Professor Emeritus of Music at Stanford University and former music director of the New York Pro Musica, is a performer and music historian particularly interested in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. He is editor of Doulce mémoire, Le ballet des fâcheux, and Ockeghem's Missa Cuiusvis Toni, and co-editor of The Music for Viola Bastarda by Jason Paras (all from Indiana University Press).