September 2010
Beginner
376 pages
12h 7m
English
As the Renaissance began, music was notated in a manner familiar to us modern-day musicians and music-lovers.
“Great!” you’re thinking. “I could pick up a motet score from 1400 and sing it with my choir!”
Well, not quite. Unfortunately, the meaning of the notes was slightly different.
Nowadays, a young music student will first learn that a quarter note has one beat, a half note has two beats, and a whole note has four beats.
Back in 1400 though, what we would now know as a whole note (called a “semi-breve” then) was the equivalent of one beat. A “double ...
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