On the Execution of Music, and Principally, of Ancient Music (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from On the Execution of Music, and Principally, of Ancient Music

Later on, little by little, laws were established, not arbitrarily, but laws resulting from a long experience, and during all the sixteenth century admirable music was written, though deprived of melody, properly Speaking. Melody was reserved for dance music which, in fact, was perfectly written in four and even in five part scores, as I have been able to convince myself in hunting for dance music of the sixteenth century for my Opera Ascanio.

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