The Practice of Alternatim: Organ-playing and Polyphony in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with special reference to the choir of Notre-Dame de Paris
Every student of plainsong in the later Middle Ages and the sixteenth century is bound sooner or later to come up against problems of terminology. Some of the more puzzling ones are those connected with the practice of alternatim. It is not easy in every case to determine whether a writer is speakin...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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1967
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The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 1967, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 15-32 |
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Summary: | Every student of plainsong in the later Middle Ages and the sixteenth century is bound sooner or later to come up against problems of terminology. Some of the more puzzling ones are those connected with the practice of alternatim. It is not easy in every case to determine whether a writer is speaking of the organ or of a group of polyphonic singers when he mentions sections alternating with the plainsong. |
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ISSN: | 1469-7637 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of ecclesiastical history
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0022046900070275 |