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Contents
- Preface Conventions Used in This Book
- 1. Modality: An Introduction to the Terminology and Concepts
- 2. The Discourse about Mode: Evidence of Textual and Musical Sources
- 3. Tinctoris and the Origin of Polyphonic Modality
- 4. Modus and Tonus: Two Attitudes towards Modes
- 5. The Rise and Fall of Polyphonic Modality
- 6. The Modes before Classical Vocal Polyphony: Evidence from Central-European Cycles
- 7. Zarlino and Polyphonic Modality in Italy
- 8. Conclusion: The Language of the Modes