Author: Karlheinz SchüfflerPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3662653362
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Proportions and Their Music
Author: Karlheinz SchüfflerPublisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3662653362
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
Meter in Music, 1600–1800
Author: George HoulePublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 9780253213914
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
"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 Journal The 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.
Human Proportions for Artists
Author: Avard Tennyson FairbanksPublisher: Fairbanks Art and Books
ISBN: 9780972584111
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Human Proportions for Artists is a profusely illustrated reference book. It is intended for colege level students and serious artists. Avard Fairbanks made a proportion study of more than 100 measurements on each of 25 male and female adults. Detailed drawings were made illustrating these dimensions, including front and lateral fine features of the faces. Anatomical and anthropometric features are included and explained. These measurements are tabulated in life size and in different ratios from heroic, 3/2, to 1/12th life size in twelve columns. A presentation of relative proportions, using Leonardo da Vince's system, is included. This book is intended as an assistance for creating fine realistic and representational art, includ-portraits, from monumental to miniature sizes.
Classical Myths and Legends in the Middle Ages and Renaissance
Author: H. David BrumblePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136797378
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 315
Book Description
While numerous classical dictionaries identify the figures and tales of Greek and Roman mythology, this reference book explains the allegorical significance attached to the myths by Medieval and Renaissance authors. Included are several hundred alphabetically arranged entries for the gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, and places of classical myth a
A General History of the Science and Practice of Music
Author: Sir John HawkinsPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3368717987
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.
Famous Composers and Their Music
Author: Theodore ThomasPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Composers
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Author: George Grove
Author: John Hawkins
Author: Oliver Goldsmith
Author: Oliver Goldsmith