THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF MODAL COUNTERPOINT

Covering modal music from Gregorian chant through the seventeenth-century, The Principles and Practice of Modal Counterpoint is a co mprehensive textbook combining stylistic composition, theory and analysis, music history, and performance. By supplementing a modifi ed species approach with a wealth of complete musical examples and historical information, this textbook thoroughly joins principle with practice, providing a truly immersive experience in the study of modal counterpoint and familiarizing students with modal reper toire.