Synopses & Reviews
Clarifies the conventions governing the practice of implied accidentals in vocal polyphony from the fourteenth to sixteenth centuries.
Table of Contents
List of figures; Preface; Part I. The Content and Structure of Musica Ficta: 1. Within the hand; 2. Beyond the hand; Part II. The Functions and Uses of Musica Ficta: 3. Signatures; 4. Horizontal relations; 5. Vertical and cross relations; 6. Contrapuntal progressions; 7. Canon and imitation; Part III. Written and Implied Accidental Inflections: 8. Classes of accidental inflections in early vocal polyphony; Notes; Bibliography; Index.