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Study of Fugue (Revised)

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Title: Study of Fugue (Revised)
Author: Alfred Mann
ISBN: 9780486254395
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 1987
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
Condition: Used: Near Fine


Music & Performing Arts 1633193

Publisher Description:
Classic study comprises two parts. The first is a comprehensive historical survey of writings on the fugue from the beginning of fugal teaching (c. 1350) to the present. Part Two explores in depth four 18th-century studies which are its classical presentations: Steps to Parnassus, J. J. Fux (1725), A Treatise on Fugue, F. W. Marpurg (1753-54), Fundamental and Practical Essay on Fugal Counterpoint, Padre Martini (1775), A Manual of the Fundamental Principles of Composition, J. A. Albrechtsberger (1790). Translations of texts, introductions and critical commentary, and many musical examples. Index. Bibliography.