Modal Music

carlo gesualdo and moro, lasso, al mio duolo
Harmony Designed Outside the Norm | Carlo Gesualdo and Moro, lasso, al mio duolo

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carlo gesualdo and moro, lasso, al mio duolo

1. Carlo Gesualdo: A Noble Composer Who Broke the Grammar of His Time When discussing Carlo Gesualdo (1566~1613), his tragic life cannot be avoided as a point of departure. A Neapolitan nobleman, he is recorded in history for the 1590 murder of his wife, Maria d’Avalos, and her lover, Fabrizio Carafa. Even by the standards … Read more

Medieval parchment illustration evoking Church Modes before major and minor.
8 Church Modes: Musical Order Before Major and Minor

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Medieval parchment illustration evoking Church Modes before major and minor.

Medieval Modal Theory Series 1. From Neumes to Mensural Notation | From Music Remembered to Music Measured in Time 2. The Birth of Solmization: Guido of Arezzo and the Beginning of Do–Re–Mi 3. 8 Church Modes: Musical Order Before Major and Minor 4. Same Final, Different Modes: Authentic and Plagal Modes in Gregorian Chant 5. … Read more

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