Search Results: syntagma musicum volume two de organographia by praetorius michael

Da Capo Press, 1980. Paperback. Good. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University, 1949. Advance Reading Copy . Spiral Bound Stiff Covers. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Praetorius (1571-1621) was likely the most renowned German musician of the early 17th century, and his encyclopedic three-volume "Syntagma Musicum" represented a compendium of all musical knowledge of the time as well as an exhaustive source on musical instruments, new performance practices and their theoretical formulation. Volume II first appeared in 1619. This Yale University "in house" printing does not include the 42-woodcut "Theatre of Instruments" which appeared in the original, though subsequent editions do (e.g., Barenreiter & Da Capo Press). CONTENTS: Preface (Blumenfeld); Dedication/Foreword (Praetorius); Part I: The Nomenclature of Musical Instruments; Part Two: The Range and Properties of Musical Instruments; Technical Remarks on the Translation; ca. 120 pages, with numerous musical examples, its text… Read More

Da Capo Press, 1976-06. Hardcover. Good.