{"product_id":"a-practical-approach-to-sixteenthcentury-counterpoint-9780881338522","title":"A Practical Approach to Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Practical Approach to Sixteenth-Century Counterpoint\u003c\/strong\u003e by Gauldin, Robert. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780881338522.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePractical work in writing counterpoint! Robert Gauldin emphasizes the acquisition of writing skills in the contrapuntal discipline and the simulation of sixteenth-century sacred polyphonic idioms in this volume. The author follows a didactic method of a non-species or direct approach. While no previous contrapuntal training is necessary to absorb this material, some acquaintance with Baroque polyphonic terminology proves helpful. Key features include: musical examples illustrating specific devices are taken from musical literature or composed by the author; demonstrates the possibility of employing a single given pitch series within the contexts of different compositional techniques; includes a collection of complete or excerpted movements drawn from musical literature at the conclusion of each major textual division; emphasizes Palestrina and the Counter-Reformation sacred style; discusses various compositional procedures of the late Renaissance, including paraphrase, cantus firmus, familiar style, parody, polychoral technique, and chromaticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Brand: Waveland Pr Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44959022055477,"sku":"ByrdShop_0881338524","price":79.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780881338522_33ac13fb-1c0a-4ce5-8d6f-7b14c9f3a327.jpg?v=1778637648","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-practical-approach-to-sixteenthcentury-counterpoint-9780881338522","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}