On Wednesday, Nov 13, 2002, at 15:34 US/Pacific, John Howell wrote:
No, they were not simply "theorists" in the 20th century sense. There was no job description for a "Music Theorist," any more than there was for a "Composer." If you were a musician, you were first and foremost a musician. You performed, and you were hired to perform. Zarlino was in charge of the music at San Marco and one of the organists if I remember correctly.Choirmaster (after Willaert and di Rore) in 1565. But I don't think that would exclude him being an organist as well. I just can't remember seeing any direct reference to it--although Mann infers that the fugal knowledge of the day was maintained and passed on by organists and seems to include Zarlino in that group.
Cheers,
Philip Aker
http://www.aker.ca
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