Istitutioni harmoniche
treatise by Zarlino
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- In Gioseffo Zarlino
Zarlino’s first treatise, Istitutioni harmoniche (1558), brought him rapid fame. It gives a shrewd account of musical thinking during the first half of the 16th century, and Zarlino’s thoughts on tuning, chords, and modes anticipate 17th- and 18th-century developments. He discussed the tuning of the first four intervals…
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