“Now Quickly, Now Again Slowly”: Tempo Modification in and Around Praetorius

Michael Praetorius describes tempo modification in a variety of contexts. Performers changed the speed of the tactus according to text and music, to move the affects, in accordance with dynamics or scoring, to adjust to changes in prevailing note-values, and for reasons of variety. Such practices we...

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Main Author: Domen Marinčič
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: ZRC SAZU, Založba ZRC 2019-10-01
Series:De Musica Disserenda
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Online Access:https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/dmd/article/view/7665
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description Michael Praetorius describes tempo modification in a variety of contexts. Performers changed the speed of the tactus according to text and music, to move the affects, in accordance with dynamics or scoring, to adjust to changes in prevailing note-values, and for reasons of variety. Such practices were an important part of performance aesthetics and are confirmed by a number of German and Italian sources.
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spelling doaj.art-0cd4ea7222004317958e6d12a0832f2b2022-12-22T02:49:03ZdeuZRC SAZU, Založba ZRCDe Musica Disserenda1854-34052536-26152019-10-01151-2476910.3986/dmd15.1-2.037236“Now Quickly, Now Again Slowly”: Tempo Modification in and Around PraetoriusDomen Marinčič0LjubljanaMichael Praetorius describes tempo modification in a variety of contexts. Performers changed the speed of the tactus according to text and music, to move the affects, in accordance with dynamics or scoring, to adjust to changes in prevailing note-values, and for reasons of variety. Such practices were an important part of performance aesthetics and are confirmed by a number of German and Italian sources.https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/dmd/article/view/7665michael praetoriustempo modificationtactusperformance practice
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“Now Quickly, Now Again Slowly”: Tempo Modification in and Around Praetorius
De Musica Disserenda
michael praetorius
tempo modification
tactus
performance practice
title “Now Quickly, Now Again Slowly”: Tempo Modification in and Around Praetorius
title_full “Now Quickly, Now Again Slowly”: Tempo Modification in and Around Praetorius
title_fullStr “Now Quickly, Now Again Slowly”: Tempo Modification in and Around Praetorius
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title_short “Now Quickly, Now Again Slowly”: Tempo Modification in and Around Praetorius
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tempo modification
tactus
performance practice
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