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Grégorien, Ars antiqua, Ars nova, Chants vernaculaires, Théorie musicale, Manuscrits (paléographie)
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Principal research interest: History of Music Theory, esp. in the Middle Ages
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"Nice diagram! Is it from the article by Christian Meyer that you cite beneath it? Or . . .?"
"A similar sort of misunderstanding of the relation between distinct scalar systems affects the very interesting table from Metz BM 494 that M. Gatte' posted on 6 September. There, proslambanomenos of the Boethian 2-octave system is equated with the…"
"I wish to explain that I wrote my response (below) after having read only the first of the four "pages" of discussion of this topic. My mistake! That is why it ignores much of what has been said here, also why I did not credit Prof. Meeus with…"
"While the hand, as noted, includes indications belonging to several conflicting systems, I suggest that the crucial point is the fact that it comprises just fifteen notes, from Gamma-ut to a g-sol two octaves higher: in other words, a 2-octave…"
"Yes. I was addressing only the question of whether the theoretical scale system ever admitted a low Bb. That is, of course, an entirely separate question from that of whether, and when, a low Bb was included in certain actual melodies."
"Hello, Fra Innocent -
Re. the music-theoretical aspect of the question --
As I'm sure you know, the Guidonian Gamut, which was the standard medieval scale system from about the mid-11th century, especially for plainchant (as opposed to polyphony),…"
Re. the music-theoretical aspect of the question --
As I'm sure you know, the Guidonian Gamut, which was the standard medieval scale system from about the mid-11th century, especially for plainchant (as opposed to polyphony),…"
"Just used TML to do a quick search of German texts (post-Tinctoris) in which the word "varietas" occurs. I find no evidence that any of those occurrences of the word is to be attributed to the influence of Tinctoris."
"I do not wish to argue. But I would be very interested to know the evidentiary, i.e., textual, basis of your claim that either of the phrases you mention denoted "the education programme of the Pythagorean sect, and later of the Harmonikoi." As I…"
"I assume that by "cyclical exercises" you have in mind the Greek expression "enkuklios paideia." But this term is not Pythagorean and means simply "general education," i.e., it does not refer specifically or exclusively to mathematical subjects. See…"
"You're very welcome! Looking back I see that in my earlier post my citation of the chapter in Isidore in which this passage on the different kinds of voices occurs was incomplete: it is, of course, chapter 20 of Book III (on the quadrivium) of…"
"Actually, Jerome in that passage is quoting verbatim from Isidore of Seville, Etymologiarum libri XX, Lib. III, Cap. xx (available on TML, 6th-8th century list, under the rubric ISIDEMU).
Oliver Gerlach a dit :
Il me semble une mémorisation…"
Oliver Gerlach a dit :
Il me semble une mémorisation…"
"Interesting! Not only is the division of the gamut into tetrachordsa non-Guidonian element (Guido divides his gamut in a different way: see Micrologus, cap. II), but here too there are various peculiarities and inconsistencies in the way this is…"
"Book II seems to have been influenced by Gaffurius, Practica musica (Book III, on contrapunctus), which was published in 1496 in Milan and exerted a strong influence on theoretical writings north of the alps for at least the next few decades, if not…"
"C'est bien ce que je pensais."
"Bonjour! Merci de ce beau texte! Question: En vers 4, est-ce possible que le mot ecrit ici "eus" est en verite "eas"? Ou non? ---David"
