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Crossley, John N. | Williams, Carol J. | Mews, Constant J. | Jeffreys, Catherine

Guy of Saint-Denis, Tractatus de tonis

2017 - ISD

342 p.

The Tractatus de tonis of Guy of Saint-Denis (written ca. 1300-10) differs from other treatises on plainchant in the depth of its analysis of the various tones into which chant was traditionally classified. Guy's treatise presents itself as a synthetic overview of both the theory and practice of plainchant in a way that combines the practical reflection of Guido of Arezzo with ideas of more Aristoteleian inspired theorists such as Johannes de Grocheio and Peter of Auvergne. [Publisher's text].

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