The Study of Counterpoint from Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus Ad Parnassum

The Study of Counterpoint from Johann Joseph Fux's Gradus Ad Parnassum
ISBN-10
0393002772
ISBN-13
9780393002775
Category
Music
Pages
156
Language
English
Published
1965
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Authors
John Edmunds, Johann Fux

Description

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 great composers, including J.S. Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven. Originally written in Latin, this work has been translated in to the principal European languages. The present translation by Alfred Mann is the first faithful rendering in English, presenting the essence of Fux's teachings.

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