Counterpoint and analysis in fourteenth-century song

This paper advocates the use of fourteenth-century counterpoint teaching in analysis of the harmony of fourteenth-century secular songs. Specifically, basic counterpoint, as taught in treatises, is employed as a way of understanding the style of Machaut's ballades, although it is hoped that the...

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Main Author: Leach, EE
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Duke University Press 2000