translated and edited by Alfred Mann, with the collaboration of John Edmunds.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Revised edition.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
W.W. Norton & Company,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1965.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
156 pages :
Other Physical Details
music ;
Dimensions
20 cm
SERIES
Series Title
The Norton library ;
Volume Designation
N277
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
A translation of pages 41-139, 279, and the preface of the author's Gradus ad Parnassum. Viennœ, 1725. Cf. page 144.
Text of Note
Previously published under the title Steps to Parnassus : the study of counterpoint.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-152) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
1st pt. Note against note ; The second species of counterpoint ; The third species of counterpoint ; The fourth species of counterpoint ; The fifth species of counterpoint -- 2nd pt. Note against note in three parts ; Half notes against whole notes in three parts ; Quarters against whole notes in three parts ; The ligature ; Florid counterpoint -- 3rd pt. Four part composition or writing in four voices ; Half notes against whole notes . Quarters against whole notes ; The ligature ; Florid counterpoint.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
From the publisher. The most celebrated book on counterpoint is Fux's great theoretical work Gradus ad Parnassum. Since its appearance in 1725, it has been used by and has directly influenced the work of many of the greatest composers. J.S. Bach held it in high esteem, Leopold Mozart trained his famous son from its pages, Haydn worked out every lesson with meticulous care, and Beethoven condensed it into an abstract for ready reference.