The Study of Counterpoint, 1st Edition
From Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus ad Parnassum
$30.39
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
8 January 2010
Summary
The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux’s great theoretical work Gradus ad Parnassum. Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the greatest composers. J.S. Bach held it in high esteem, Leopold Mozart trained his famous son from its pages, Haydn worked out every lesson with meticulous care, and Beethoven condensed it into an abstract for ready reference. An impressive list of nineteenth-century composers subscribed to it…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780393002775 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0393002772 |
| Author: | Johann Joseph Fux, Alfred Mann |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 8 January 2010 |
| Weight: | 116g |
| Dimensions: | 13mm x 130mm x 198mm |
Johann Joseph Fux
Alfred Mann was a musicologist, former conductor of the Cantata Singers, editor of a new full score of Handel’s Messiah, and a contributor to The Musical Quarterly and other scholarly periodicals.
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