Syntagma Musicum
Syntagma Musicum (1614-1620) is a three-part book by the German composer, organist, and music theorist Michael Praetorius. It was published in Wittenberg and Wolfenbüttel. It is one of the most commonly used research sources for seventeenth-century music theory and performance practice.[1] The second volume De Organographia illustrates and describes musical instruments and their use. This work became a valuable guide for research and reconstruction of early instruments. Though never published, a fourth volume was underway.
The three volumes are:
- I: Musicae Artis Analecta
- II: De Organographia
- III: Termini musicali
See also[]
- Syntagma (disambiguation)
- Organology
References[]
- ^ Herbert, Trevor (28 March 2006). The Trombone. Yale University Press. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-300-10095-2. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
Further reading[]
- Kite-Powell, Jeffery (2004). Michael Praetorius: Syntagma musicum III. Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-514563-1.
External links[]
- Online edition at Internet Archive (vols. 2 and 3 only)
- English translation: De Organographia, Parts III – V with Index
- Syntagma Musicum: Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
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