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GLAREAN (HEINRICH) Dodekachordon, FIRST EDITION, Basle, H. Petri, 1547
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GLAREAN (HEINRICH)
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ONE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL TEXT BOOKS OF THE MUSICAL RENAISSANCE, with over 120 compositions by Josquin des Pres, Obrecht, Ockeghem, Mouton and many others.
The Dodekachordon is the work of Heinrich Glarean (1488–1563), the poet and musical theorist described by his friend Erasmus as "the champion of Swiss humanism". In it, the author set out his revolutionary system of twelve modes, four of which were newly identified, including the major (Ionian) and minor (Aeolian) modes. These he incorporated into the traditional scheme, and he trumpeted his innovation by listing them on the title-page. The book is divided into three parts, beginning with a study of Boethius, going on to trace the use of the musical modes in plainsong and monophony, and concluding with an extended study of polyphony. It was instrumental in spreading the concept of the emotional appeal of composers such as Josquin, and influenced theorists from Merulo to Morley and Zacconi. Glarean's explanation of the musical modes is still largely accepted today.

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