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Music Theory in Late Medieval Avignon Karen M. Cook

Music Theory in Late Medieval Avignon By Karen M. Cook

Music Theory in Late Medieval Avignon by Karen M. Cook


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In this monograph, Cook demonstrates that a small group of such works, linked to the otherwise unknown Magister Johannes Pipudi, is in fact much more noteworthy than previous scholarship has observed.

Music Theory in Late Medieval Avignon Summary

Music Theory in Late Medieval Avignon: Magister Johannes Pipardi by Karen M. Cook

The manuscript Seville, Biblioteca Colombina y Capitular 5-2-25, a composite of dozens of theoretical treatises, is one of the primary witnesses to late medieval music theory. Its numerous copies of significant texts have been the focus of substantial scholarly attention to date, but the shorter, unattributed, or fragmentary works have not yet received the same scrutiny. In this monograph, Cook demonstrates that a small group of such works, linked to the otherwise unknown Magister Johannes Pipudi, is in fact much more noteworthy than previous scholarship has observed. The not one but two copies of De arte cantus are in fact one of the earliest known sources for the Libellus cantus mensurabilis, purportedly by Jean des Murs and the most widely copied music theory treatise of its day, while Regulae contrapunctus, Nota quod novem sunt species contrapunctus, and a concluding set of notes in Catalan are early witnesses to the popular Ars contrapuncti treatises also attributed to des Murs. Disclosing newly discovered biographical information, it is revealed that Pipudi is most likely one Johannes Pipardi, familiar to Cardinal Jean de Blauzac, Vicar-General of Avignon. Cook provides the first biographical assessment for him and shows that late fourteenth-century Avignon was a plausible chronological and geographical milieu for the Seville treatises, hinting provocatively at a possible route of transmission for the Libellus from Paris to Italy. The monograph concludes with new transcriptions and the first English translations of the treatises.

About Karen M. Cook

Karen M. Cook is Associate Professor of Music History at the University of Hartford. She specializes in late medieval music theory and notation, focusing on developments in rhythmic duration. She also maintains a primary interest in musical medievalism in contemporary media, particularly in video games.

Table of Contents

List of Figures
Manuscript Sigla & Abbreviations
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Seville Manuscript
Chapter 2: The Practical Art of Measured Song
Chapter 3: The Rules of Counterpoint
Chapter 4: Introducing Johannes Pipardi
Epilogue
Appendix 1: A Preliminary List of Members of Jean de Blauzacs Household
Appendix 2: Texts and Translations
Works Cited

Additional information

NPB9780367691288
9780367691288
0367691280
Music Theory in Late Medieval Avignon: Magister Johannes Pipardi by Karen M. Cook
New
Hardback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2021-06-15
156
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