Meter in Music, 1600-1800

"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 vas [...]
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"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 JournalThe 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.