Dear Caroline, If you mean historical sources, you need Morley's 'Plaine and Easie Introduction to Practical Music,' or John Dowland's English translation of the 'Micrologous' of Andreas Ornithoparchus. The latter is (or was) available in facsimile, I think from Dover editions, and the former is available in a modern edition. Sorry I don't have more details to hand at the moment. Both are essential reading for Renaissance music theory.
Best wishes, Denys Quoting Caroline Usher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Supposing one wanted to learn the fundamentals of music as it was taught > in the 16th century, starting with the gamut and hexachords. Are there > any sources which approach this pedagogically? There is an admirably > thorough explanation of the theory at > http://www.medieval.org/emfaq/harmony/hex.html, but how would one put it > into practice? > > Much thanks for any suggestions, > Caroline > > P.S. Who's going to Vancouver next week? I'm arriving at 10:58pm on > Saturday evening--anyone want to share a cab to Green College? > > -- > Caroline Usher, Dept. of Biology > Box 90338 > Durham NC 27708 > 613-8155, fax 660-7293 > "So that its subjects will view it with admiration, as a chicken which has > the daring and courage to boldly cross the road, but also with fear, for who > among them has the strength to contend with such a paragon of avian virtue? > In such a manner is the princely chicken's dominion maintained." - > Machiavelli > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net
