On the Origin and Progress of the Art of Music by John Taverner

by Joseph M. Ortiz and Joseph M Ortiz

John Taverner's lectures on music constitute the only extant version of a complete university course in music in early modern England. Originally composed in 1611 in both English and Latin, they were delivered at Gresham College in London between 1611 and 1638, and it is likely that Taverner intended at some point to publish the lectures in the form of a music treatise. The lectures, which Taverner collectively titled De Ortu et Progressu Artis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367586401
• ISBN13: 9780367586409
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 166 Pages