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First paperback edition of classic introductory text by world-renowned musicologist and authority on Palestrina. Features history of contrapuntal theory, technical features, "species" exercises in 2-, 3- and 4-part counterpoint; canon, motet, Mass, more. Includes many musical examples. New foreword by Alfred Mann. Introduction.Jeppesen, Knud is the author of 'Counterpoint The Polyphonic Vocal Style of the Sixteenth Century', published 1992 under ISBN 9780486270364 and ISBN 048627036X.
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