> [...] This is what I've drawn out: When notating a chant, anyone who > places full-height single or double lines anywhere but the end of a > phrase is a sheep, a klutz, and an ignoramus.
:-) > My main doubt is whether this restriction is limited to church > music. I hope to understand whether to regard the bar lines in the > rest of the book as a normal part of the notation that this author > is teaching, or rather as a learning aid that he expects the reader > not to carry over into his work. > > More context might be required. The book is available at IMSLP. > See page 212. > https://imslp.org/wiki/Le_Istitutioni_Harmoniche_(Zarlino,_Gioseffo) Maybe this article helps, which cites the passage in Zarlino's book? https://www.jstor.org/stable/3687055 Werner