Johann Joseph FUX / Gradus ad Parnassum Sive Manuductio ad Compositionem Musicae

Description: Gradus ad Parnassum Sive Manuductio ad Compositionem Musicae Regularem, Methodo novâ, ac certâ, nondum antè tam exacto ordine in lucem edita: Elaborata à Joanne Josepho Fux, Sacræ Cæsareæ, ac Regiæ Catholicæ Majestatis Caroli VI. Romanorum Imperatoris Supremo Chori Præfecto Author: FUX, Johann Joseph 1660-1741 Title: Gradus ad Parnassum Sive Manuductio ad Compositionem Musicae Regularem, Methodo novâ, ac certâ, nondum antè tam exacto ordine in lucem edita: Elaborata à Joanne Josepho Fux, Sacræ Cæsareæ, ac Regiæ Catholicæ Majestatis Caroli VI. Romanorum Imperatoris Supremo Chori Præfecto Publication: Viennæ: Typis Joannis Petri Van Ghelen, Sac. Cæs. Regoiæqué Catholicae Majestatis Aulæ-Typographi, 1725 Description: Folio. Full early ivory vellum with title to spine. 1f. (frontispiece by Gust. Adol. Müller after Jac. Van Schuppen incorporating musical instruments), 1f. (recto title, verso blank), [ii] (dedication), [iv] (preface), 280 pp., with Errata to final page. With fine woodcut historiated and decorative initials and head- and tailpieces throughout; numerous tables and typeset musical examples; one engraved plate illustrating a duochord to p. 23. Frontispiece with narrow fold to outer and lower edge, as issued.Binding slightly worn, rubbed, bumped, and soiled; hinges split; endpapers worn and foxed, with small circular Parisian music library handstamp ("Gustav" ...) to lower outer corner of front free endpaper. Light uniform browning, very slightly heavier to some leaves; occasional foxing, including to title; some blank lower margins with very small tear; occasional show-through; gatherings split at pp. 131-131; small tear to blank upper margin of pp. 191-192 repaired with archival tape A very good, crisp, wide-margined copy overall. First Edition. Cortot p. 80. Gregory-Bartlett p. 100. Hirsch 185. Damschroder and Williams p. 93. RISM Écrits, p. 340. Fux, an Austrian composer and music theorist, "represents the culmination of the Austro-Italian Baroque in music. ... His Gradus ad Parnassum (1725) has been the most influential composition treatise in European music from the 18th century onwards. ...A highly influential treatise, the Gradus was published at imperial expense, with the Latin original followed by translations into German, Italian, English and French in whole or in part between 1742 and 1773. "The long history of influence exerted by the Gradus as a manual of composition (and not merely as a primer of strict counterpoint) has been documented by Alfred Mann. ... It was used extensively by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven for pedagogical purposes, and it was cited and adapted in formal composition treatises by Marpurg, Albrechtsberger, Cherubini, Bellerman, Haller, Schenker, Roth and Tittel (Der neue Gradus, 1959), among others. In brief, it is no exaggeration to state that Fux has played a decisive role in the formation of Western musical thought in so far as tonal practice and technique are concerned. Fux's Singfundament (c1705) is a vocal primer whose solmization exercises anticipate the studies in imitation in the Gradus itself. It, too, has had a place in the afterlife of Viennese composition." Thomas Hochradner and Harry White in Grove Music Online. Seller ID: 39817 Subject: Books, New Arrivals J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians The firm of J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians, established in 1977 by John and Jude Lubrano, has come to be recognized as one of the leading international antiquarian dealers in the specialties of Music and Dance. Items handled by the company include autograph musical manuscripts and letters of composers; rare printed music; and rare books, prints, drawings, photographs, and memorabilia relating to music and dance dating from the 15th through the 21st centuries. The firm has issued over 90 catalogues and numerous lists over its 45 years in business. Terms All domestic orders ship within two business days by USPS Priority Mail. Expedited and international shipping are also available; please contact us for rates. We would be happy to combine shipping costs on orders of multiple items. All items are guaranteed to be authentic. Material may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund provided that it is in the same condition as when sent and is packed, shipped, and insured as received.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.

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