De arte cantandi micrologus (Ornithoparchus, Andreas)

Sheet Music

General Information

Work Title De arte cantandi micrologus
Alternative. Title
Composer Ornithoparchus, Andreas
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. None [force assignment]
First Publication. 1535
Language Latin
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Renaissance
Piece Style Renaissance

Navigation etc.

  • According to Grove Music, this is a later edition of Musicae activae micrologus (1517).
  • It contains some amount of material on performance practice; Grove Music cites the following: "He sharply criticized practices in sacred music, complaining of the priests’ inadequate musical knowledge and hasty singing, wrong accentuation, incorrect pronunciation, rhythmic waywardness, ‘crying’ and ‘howling’."