Meter in Music, 1600-1800: Performance, Perception, and Notation

"All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque owe it to themselves to be exposed to the ideas contained in this book." --Continuo"This is a book from an excellent musician in the early field who turns out also to be a most persistent scholar . . . " --Early Music" . . . the book offers a vast quantity of data from a wide range of sources. . . . George Houle is to be congratulated for his honest presentation of the entire spectrum." --Music Educators JournalThe treatment of meter in performance has evolved dramatically since 1600. Here is a practical guide for the performer, with many quotations from early manuals and treatises, and abundant examples.

• | Author: George Houle
• | Publisher: Indiana University Press
• | Publication Date: Jun 22, 2000
• | Number of Pages: 192 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0253213916
• | ISBN-13: 9780253213914