jan 1, 1547 - Dodecachordon

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Volume by Henricus Glareanus, who wrote about all the franco-flemish composer bois. He loved the shit outta Josquin.

Glareanus's main theoretical innovation, reflected in the pseudo-Greek title of his book, lay in the recognition of four additional modes beyond the eight established by earlier theorists of Gregorian chant. These modes, which he christened Ionian and Aeolian (together with their plagal, or "hypo-" forms), had their respective finals on C and A and hence corresponded to what we now know as the major and minor scales. Glareanus illustrated all twelved modes by citing the works of Josquin. While it is questionable whether his novel terms contributed to the understanding of contemporary music, he certainly succeeded in grounding contemporary music in classical authority, turning Josquin into the musical equivalent of a classical master like Cicero. It was Glareanus, if anyone, who brought "the Renaissance" to music and made Josquin des Prez the great "Renaissance" composer.

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