An Introduction to Sixteenth Century Counterpoint and Palestrina's Musical Style [Paperback]

This is a music theory text that presents a systematic approach to polyphonic composition in the ecclesiastical style of Palestrina. It is designed for use in beginning and intermediate level courses in modal counterpoint and helps students develop a systematic and reliable method to compare individual composers and stylistic trends of the Renaissance. It contains a comprehensive collection of Palestrina's works as well as selections from Lassus. Tear-out exercises can be used in conjunction with the text.

Part 1 Preface
Part 2 Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 1. Basic Materials and Melodic Writing
Chapter 4 2. Counterpoint in Two Parts
Chapter 5 3. Counterpoint in Three Parts
Chapter 6 4. Counterpoint in Four and Five Parts
Part 7 Appendix A
Part 8 Appendix B
Part 9 Selected Bibliography
Part 10 Index