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The Academia Musical of Pablo Minguet y Yrol: A Translation and Commentary

Pablo Minguet y Yrol's Academia Musical of 1752, M891 in the BĂ­blioteca Nacional of Madrid, is a loosely organized collection of tutors for thirteen musical instruments: guitar, tiple, mandola, cittern, bandurria, psaltery, clavichord [i.e., keyboard], organ, harp, violin, transverse flute, recorder, and flageolet. The tutors concerning the guitar and related instruments are by far the most comprehensive; topics covered include basic playing technique, figured-bass accompaniment, and notation, both mensural and tablature. Most musical examples are given in both types of notation. The thesis is a complete translation of the Academia Musical, including the texts of the illustrations, with an introductory commentary giving the historical background of music education in eighteenth-century Spain, a brief review of European musical-instrument tutors in general, and an analysis of Minguet's tutors in particular.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504321
Date12 1900
CreatorsO'Dania, Christopher T.
ContributorsAdkins, Cecil, Calebaugh, Susan Darnley
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatviii, 156 leaves: ill., music, Text
RightsPublic, O'Dania, Christopher T., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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