Compositional Theory in the Eighteenth Century

Abstract

Introduction 1. Zarlino and His Legacy 2. Species Counterpoint and Fux's Gradus 3. Thoroughbass Methods 4. Rameau's Early Works 5. Rameau's Later Works and Controversies 6. Mattheson and the Study of Melody 7. Harmonic Perspectives on Counterpoint 8. Changing Aspects of Harmonic Theory 9. The Marpurg-Kirnberger Disputes 10. Riepel on Melody and Phrases 11. Koch: Toward a Comprehensive Approach to Musical Structure Epilogue Appendix 1: Rameau, Nouveau systeme de musique theorique (1726): Chapter 23, Examples of Errors Found in the Figures of Corelli's op. 5 Appendix 2: Concerning the Authenticity of Thoroughbass Methods Attributed to Albrechtsberger Bibliography Index