About this title: 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 ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co. 1965
Date Published: 1965
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 1965-06-01
ISBN-13:9780393002775ISBN:0393002772
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 1965
ISBN-13:9780393002775ISBN:0393002772
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Inc
Date Published: 1965
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: W W NORTON & CO INC
Date Published: 1965
ISBN-13:9780393002775ISBN:0393002772
Description: New. 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 greatest composers. J.S. Bach held it in high esteem, ... read more
"This is the definitive text on learning 16th Century counterpoint, a term you non-composers may not be familiar with. Basically, it's a strict style of composition with lots of sometimes conflicting rules that make you wonder about the sanity of the people who developed it.
But once you master the rules, the process actually becomes meditative and kind of fun in a very, very geeky way. After all, this is a text meant more to be used than read. And Fux really simplifies things, which is why I suspect so many people use this text. (It was used by the greats: Haydn, Beethoven, etc.)
But . . . I've docked it a star. Why? Fux uses A DIALOGUE BETWEEN A TEACHER AND HIS STUDENT to introduce the rules. I'll sit here for a moment while you let that sink in. A dialogue? Between the teacher and student? In the 16th Century?
Seriously, how hokey is that?? I'll give you an example:
Josephus: I come to you, venerable master, in order to be introduced to the rules and principles of music. Aloysius: You want, then, to learn the art of composition? Joseph: Yes.
. . .
Aloys: I am happy to recognize your natural aptitude. There is only one matter that still troubles me. If this is removed I shall take you into the circle of my pupils. Joseph: Please say what it is, revered master. Yet surely neither this nor any other reason will move me to give up my plan.
You know, after typing these exchanges I realize this dialogue sounds vaguely sexual. Not quite the image I was going for, but now I think I'll be re-reading this in a whole new light."
"Now how you gonna go and front on my boy Fux? Even if you're not a musician -- like, if you're maybe a painter or a movie-maker or just a person trying to get some stuff done or something -- read this book and feel inspired by its easy to understand analysis of the ever complex world of counterpoint. In my opinion, a skeletal understanding of the way multiple lines of music work together and independently of one another is a little window into this whole crazy world of ours and how it works. A subset. Fractals and all that.
It's written in the style of a dialogue between a teacher and a student and super easy to follow.
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