Counterpoint, Composition and Musica Ficta(English, Hardcover, Bent Margaret)

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Counterpoint, Composition and Musica Ficta(English, Hardcover, Bent Margaret) is written by Bent Margaret and published by Taylor & Francis Inc. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0815334974 (ISBN 10) and 9780815334972 (ISBN 13).

Musica ficta is the practice of sharpening or flattening certain notes to avoid awkward intervals in medieval and Renaissance music. This collection gathers Margaret Bent's influential writings on this controversial subject from the past 30 years, along with an extensive author's introduction discussing the current state of scholarship and responding to critics. Also includes 25 musical examples.