historical polyphonen publication renaissance

books:

Historical Anthology of Music, Volume II, Baroque, Rococo, and Pre-Classical Music (Baroque, Rococo, & ...

1 review

Harvard University Press, 1950

Deservedly in print for more than fifty years. Superbly done!
Willi Apel and Archibald Davidson put together the two-volume "Historical Anthology of Music" with such intelligence, taste, and care that it is still a definitive resource after fifty years in print. This volume begins with an excerpt of recitative from Jacopo Peri's "Euridice" (the first surviving complete opera) and takes to the pre-cursors of Classical music. While great composers are ...

Gregorian chant

2 reviews
Willi Apel

Indiana University Press, 1973

It's a complete book on Gregorian Chant
It's one of the most complete books on Gregorian Chant. Now there is an important italian edition, by LIM (Libreria Musicale Italiana), Lucca, 1998. It's translated and brought up-to-date by the italian musicologist Marco Della Sciucca.

Harvard Dictionary of music

5 reviews
Willi Apel

Harvard University Press, 1956

This book is THE essential reference for musicians
This reference book has it all. I have never been disappointed when looking up a musical term -- everything from musical periods, notation, tempo markings in all languages I've come across, descriptions of musical forms, and theory concepts. It should be on the bookshelf of every serious musician.

The Harvard Brief Dictionary of Music

2 reviews
Willi Apel, Ralph T. Daniel

Pocket Books (Washington Square Press), 1991

Dictionary for Music Lovers
I have just received my Harvard Brief Dictionary of Music and am thrilled. As an adult without formal musical training who is singing in a college choir, this book will be invaluable. It not only explains musical terms and other basics of the machanics of music, but it also covers such topics as music theory, musical works, etc. The entries are comprehensive, but short and understandable to a ...

The notation of polyphonic music, 900-1600 (Mediaeval Academy of America. Publication)

3 reviews
Willi Apel

The Mediaeval Academy of America, 1945

The most renowned book on musical notation
This is by far the best book on musical notation. It's field covers the notation of soloist music (keyboard as well as lute tablatures) and ensemble music (vocal or instrumental). It is very coherent, having lots of facsimiles which can be transcribed. The transcriptions are offered at the appendix, so the reader may first try to transcribe the examples by himself. Generally, any musician ...

Historical Anthology of Music, Volume I, Oriental, Medieval, and Renaissance Music: Revised Edition ...

1 review

Harvard University Press, 1949

Justifiably in print after more than fifty years. Superbly done.
Willi Apel and Archibald Davidson put together the two-volume "Historical Anthology of Music" with such intelligence, taste, and care that it is still a definitive resource after fifty years in print. This volume begins with some fragments of ancient Oriental and Greek music and then moves to medieval music and that of the Renaissance. The examples are quite diverse, and while there are ...