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Author Herissone, Rebecca.
Title Music Theory in Seventeenth-Century England
Work Type Book
Language English
Publication Date 2000
Keywords practical aspects of theoretical writings; scholarly treatises containing practical content, 27 "rudiments manuals" designed for amateurs, 42 instrumental tutors including thorough-bass manuals, vocal tutors, prefaces; rhythm, pitch, form, notation
Citation Herissone, Rebecca. Music Theory in Seventeenth-Century England. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
Identity theorist|singer|instrumentalist|audience|amateur|beginner|advanced|
Education socialskill|literacy|rhythm|proportions|modes|counterpoint|composition|lessons|homeinstruction|
Materials prints|treatises|guides|textbooks|
Flourished 1590s|1600s|1610s|1620s|1630s|1640s|1650s|
Region british|
Illustrations extracts|letters|incunabula|dedications|
Record Number 240



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