Synopsis of Vocal Musick by A.B. Philo-Mus.

by Herissone,Rebecca

• ISBN13: 9780754635055
• ISBN10: 0754635058
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2016-03-18
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Synopsis of Vocal Musick by the unidentified A.B. was published in London in 1680 and appears to have only ever had one edition. Unlike other English theoretical writings of the period, the Synopsis derives many of its aspects from the Italian theoretical tradition. The treatise therefore forms an important link between English and continental theoretical traditions and may have encouraged the adoption of Italian principles which became a common feature of English writings by the early eighteenth century. This is the first modern edition of the work, and indeed the first edition to appear since its original publication.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Tables	viii
List of Musical Examples	ix
Series Editor's Preface	x
Preface	xi
Introduction
Synopsis of Vocal Musick in Context	1	(6)
Who was 'A.B.'?	7	(3)
Sources for Synopsis of Vocal Musick	10	(25)
The Position of Synopsis of Vocal Musick within Seventeenth-Century British Theory	35	(9)
Physical Description	44	(1)
Editorial Method	45	(3)
Notes	48	(14)
SYNOPSIS OF VOCAL MUSICK
The Preface	62	(2)
Epistola Dedicatoria	64	(3)
Chapter I: Of Vocal Musick in general	67	(1)
Chapter II: Of the Notes	68	(1)
Chapter III: Of the Pricks	69	(1)
Chapter IV: Of the Pauses	70	(1)
Chapter V: Of the Signs of the Common Time	71	(1)
Chapter VI: Of the slower Triple	71	(3)
Chapter VII: Of the Swifter Triple	74	(2)
Chapter VIII: Of the Swiftest Triple	76	(2)
Chapter IX: Of the slower Sesquialtre	78	(1)
Chapter X: Of the Swifter Sesquialtre	79	(1)
Chapter XI: Of the Swiftest Sesquialtre	80	(1)
Chapter XII: Of the Systems	81	(1)
Chapter XIII: Of the Bars, and Repeats	82	(1)
Chapter XIV: Of the Cliffs	83	(1)
Chapter XV: Of the Use of Cliffs in respect of Voices	84	(1)
Chapter XVI: Of the Use of Cliffs in respect of Notes	85	(1)
Chapter XVII: Of the Syllables	85	(1)
Chapter XVIII: Of the Scale of Musick	86	(2)
Chapter XIX: Of the Order of the Generation of the Degrees	88	(1)
Chapter XX: Of the Intervals of the Degrees	89	(1)
Chapter XXI: Of the agreeableness of the Cliffs and Syllables with the Degrees of the Scale of Musick	90	(2)
Chapter XXII: Of the generation of an Eighth in b flat	92	(2)
Chapter XXIII: Of the lesser principal and secondary contained signs	94	(2)
Chapter XXIV: Of the signs of the breadth of sounds, and of things	96	(1)
Chapter XXV: Of the signs of the Ornaments of Songs	97	(1)
Chapter XXVI: Of the second Mean to attain the Art of Musick	97	(4)
Twelve Most Usual TUNES OF PSALMS: IN THREE PARTS. TREBLE, MEAN, and BASS	101	(1)
Twelve Selected ENGLISH TUNES IN THREE PARTS. Two TREBLES and a BASS	101	(26)
Twelve Selected ENGLISH CATCHES A. 3. Voc. Composed by sundry AUTHORS	127	(6)
FOURTEEN ITALIAN SONGS COMPOSED BY GIOVANNI GIACOMO CASTOLDI DA CARRAVAGGIO	133	(21)
Notes	154	(13)
Critical Commentary	167	(30)
Appendix: Original Settings of Three Gastoldi Songs	197	(5)
Bibliography	202	(15)
Index	217