"Le istitutioni harmoniche" of Gioseffo Zarlino, Part 1: A translation with introduction.
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Title
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"Le istitutioni harmoniche" of Gioseffo Zarlino, Part 1: A translation with introduction.
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Identifier
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AAI3341198
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identifier
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3341198
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Creator
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Corwin, Lucille.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Barbara Hanning
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Date
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2008
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Music
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Abstract
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This dissertation is the first version of the dedication, prologue, and Part 1 of Gioseffo Zarlino's Le istitutioni harmoniche with parallel texts in Italian (1558 edition) and English. Changes made in the 1573 edition, including Zarlino's marginal notes, appear as footnotes to the Italian text. In footnotes to the English translation I have provided definitions, identified lesser-known authorities cited by Zarlino, worked out mathematical examples, or explained choices of translation.;The forty-four chapters of Part 1 of Le istitutioni harmoniche treat the history, praises, and uses of music; definitions of music and its aspects; the relationship between numbers and music; justifications of the Senario (the number 6) as the basis of consonance; and mathematical definitions and procedures that serve to provide a foundation for Zarlino's theories. Zarlino's diagrams as well as my explanatory diagrams and tables are interspersed throughout the text.;In my introduction I provide a biography of Zarlino; discuss influences on Zarlino and writers whom Zarlino influenced in turn; present information about his position among the humanists of his day; and give a summary of Part 1 of Le istitutioni harmoniche. The appendices provide further information and illustrations.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
