Practica musicae (Gaffurius, Franchinus)

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Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Milan: Gulielmum signer Rothomagensem, 1496.
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5 more: Liber I • Liber II • Liber III • Liber IV, capitula 1-7 • Liber IV, capitula 7-15

Editor Third edition
Publisher. Info. Brescia: B. Misinta - A. Britannico, 1502.
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Publisher. Info. Brescia: Angeli Britannici, 1508.
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Publisher. Info. Venice: Agostino Zani, 1512.
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Editor René Matei (b. 1991)
Publisher. Info. René Matei, 2020.
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Work Title Practica musicae
Alternative. Title Practica musicae utriusque cantus
Composer Gaffurius, Franchinus
Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No. None [force assignment]
First Publication. 1496
Language Latin
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Renaissance
Piece Style Renaissance

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According to Grove Music, this includes "a discussion of Ambrosian chant . . . Book 2, on notation, includes sections on poetic feet as related to musical rhythm and a survey of notation, beginning with Greek rhythmic symbols. The book on counterpoint is quite brief, laying stress on rules; unlike Tinctoris's treatise it addresses the composer more than the singer. Book 4, on proportions, seems intended to outdo Tinctoris, with proportions as abstruse as 19:4 illustrated in musical examples."