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The Harmonic Interval of the Seventh in the Works of Representative Composers of Italian Madrigals, 1542-1614

This study is an attempt to shed some light on the treatment of one dissonance—the seventh—in the works of the following composers: Cipriano de Rore (1516-1565); Philippe de Monte (1521-1603); Giaches de Wert (1535-1596); Luca Marenzio (1553-1599); Carlo Gesualdo (ca. 1560-1613); and Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643). The purpose of this thesis is to discover (1) the frequency of occurrence of primary (relatively accented) sevenths and their inversions (^ chords, etc.) in a selection of each composer's madrigals; and (2) the methods of handling sevenths employed by each composer, with particular emphasis on the relationship between these methods and sixteenth century theory.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc332245
Date12 1900
CreatorsDowden, Ralph D.
ContributorsOttman, Robert W., Collins, Michael (Michael B.), 1930-2011, Baird, Edward A., Nichols, Irby Coghill, 1926-, Damico, Anthony
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatxxii, 745 leaves : music, Text
Coverage1542-1614
RightsPublic, Dowden, Ralph D., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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