Product 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.
Product Details
| Availability | Usually ships in 24 to 48 hours |
| ISBN 10 | 0486254399 |
| ISBN 13 | 9780486254395 |
| Author/Editor | Alfred Mann |
| Format | Book |
| Page Count | 368 |
| Dimensions | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 |
