Guilielmus Revealed: the Coherence, Dating, and Authorship of "De Preceptis Artis Musice"
Description:
De preceptis is considered a major source of information on the origins of fauxbourdon, despite its being regarded as a disorganized compilation of multiple authorship, uncertain date, and unknown provenance. Internal cross-reference and writing mannerisms, however, show it to be a compilation of a single author's writings. Comparison of its pedagogical content to that of other theory treatises suggests that it was written c. 1500, not the accepted c. 1480. Evidence also indicates that Guillaum…
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Date:
December 1992
Creator:
Hamrick, David (David Russell)