Grove 1980 vol 15:71 speaks of English usage.
As a non-English speaker I see different options:
- Usage in England
- In the English language, not limited only to places where English is
spoken.
I am not quite sure what point you are making here. English usage refers
to all places where
Thank you - I hope we can all settle with this definition. But,
trying to bring back this discussion to it's starting point, doesn't
this mean that Lex' use of the term (the polyphonic nature of
Bartolotti's music) wasn't nearly as unapropriate as Monica claimed?
But maybe as a non-native
Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk
To: R. Mattes r...@mh-freiburg.de
Cc: Vihuelalist vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:15 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Polyphony and counterpoint
Thank you - I hope we can all settle with this definition. But,
trying to bring back this discussion
, February 10, 2011 9:24 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Polyphony and counterpoint
The terms are quite interchangeable in other languages, and according to
Wikipedia
polyphony tends to desribe PRE-BAROQUE music, and counterpoint tends to
describe POST-RENAISSANCE one.
Which would make Bartolotti
Hi,
I really love this list, but when it comes to exchanges between Monica
and Lex, as it happens time and again on whatever issues, it seems to
me that I have to watch war-movies rather than a discussion between
people who love their subject and are equally happy to learn and
-
From: Monica Hall mjlh...@tiscali.co.uk
To: R. Mattes r...@mh-freiburg.de
Cc: Vihuelalist vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2011 9:15 AM
Subject: [VIHUELA] Re: Polyphony and counterpoint
Thank you - I hope we can all settle with this definition. But,
trying to bring back
: [VIHUELA] Re: Polyphony and counterpoint
The terms are quite interchangeable in other languages, and according to
Wikipedia
polyphony tends to desribe PRE-BAROQUE music, and counterpoint tends to
describe POST-RENAISSANCE one.
Which would make Bartolotti firmly contrapunctal, wouldnit?
Yes
Grove 1980 vol 15:71 speaks of English usage.
As a non-English speaker I see different options:
- Usage in England
- In the English language, not limited only to places where English is
spoken.
From the context I understand that the first option is intended.
Could anyone with better skills
That's true, but -
Composition studies include COUNTERPOINT, but not polyphony,
and the former is meant as an all-encompassing term that includes
the latter as a subcategory.
RT
- Original Message -
From: Stewart McCoy lu...@tiscali.co.uk
To: Vihuela List vihuela@cs.dartmouth.edu
On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 19:33:21 -, Stewart McCoy wrote
Dear Lex,
It is true that some people may use the words polyphony and
counterpoint interchangeably, but if there has to be a distinction
between the two words, one should consider their etymology.
Why? How can the etymology of a term
Dear Roman, Stewart, Ralf, and List,
After slaving away at teaching music history students and working in
tandem with my theory/composition colleagues for around a decade, I'd
like to say that all the texts and articles I've used in English (I'm
currently using the
On Wed, 9 Feb 2011 17:06:37 -0500, Nelson, Jocelyn wrote
Dear Roman, Stewart, Ralf, and List,
Dear Jocelyn,
After slaving away at teaching music history students and working
in tandem with my theory/composition colleagues for around a
decade, I'd like to say that all the texts and
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