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Adrian Willaert and the Theory of Interval Affect

The Musica nova Madrigals and the Novel Theories of Zarlino and Vicentino

By: Dr Timothy R McKinney

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Adrian Willaert and the Theory of Interval Affect

The Musica nova Madrigals and the Novel Theories of Zarlino and Vicentino

By: Dr Timothy R McKinney

In the writings of Nicola Vicentino (1555) and Gioseffo Zarlino (1558) is found, for the first time, a systematic means of explaining music's expressive power based upon the specific melodic and harmonic intervals from which it is constructed. This "theory of interval affect" originates not with these theorists, however, but with their teacher, influential Venetian composer Adrian Willaert (1490-1562). Because Willaert left no theoretical writings of his own, Timothy McKinney uses Willaert's music to reconstruct his innovative theories concerning how music might communicate extramusical ideas. For Willaert, the appellations "major" and "minor" no longer signified merely the larger and smaller of a pair of like-numbered intervals; rather, they became categories of sonic character, the members of which are related by a shared sounding property of "majorness" or "minorness" that could be manipulated for expressive purposes. This book engages with the madrigals of Willaert's landmark Musica nova collection and demonstrates that they articulate a theory of musical affect more complex and forward-looking than recognized currently. The book also traces the origins of one of the most widespread musical associations in Western culture: the notion that major intervals, chords and scales are suitable for the expression of happy affections, and minor for sad ones. McKinney concludes by discussing the influence of Willaert's theory on the madrigals of composers such as Vicentino, Zarlino, Cipriano de Rore, Girolamo Parabosco, Perissone Cambio, Francesco dalla Viola, and Baldassare Donato, and describes the eventual transformation of the theory of interval affect from the Renaissance view based upon individual intervals measured from the bass, to the Baroque view based upon invertible triadic entities.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409494047

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9781409494041

Metrical Psalmody in Print and Practice

English 'Singing Psalms' and Scottish 'Psalm Buiks', c. 1547-1640

By: Dr Timothy Duguid

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Metrical Psalmody in Print and Practice

English 'Singing Psalms' and Scottish 'Psalm Buiks', c. 1547-1640

By: Dr Timothy Duguid

During the Reformation, the Book of Psalms became one of the most well-known books of the Bible. This was particularly true in Britain, where people of all ages, social classes and educational abilities memorized and sang poetic versifications of the psalms. Those written by Thomas Sternhold and John Hopkins became the most popular, and the simple tunes developed and used by English and Scottish churches to accompany these texts were carried by soldiers, sailors and colonists throughout the English-speaking world. Among these tunes were a number that are still used today, including ‘Old Hundredth’, ‘Martyrs’, and ‘French’. This book is the first to consider both English and Scottish metrical psalmody, comparing the two traditions in print and practice. It combines theological literary and musical analysis to reveal new and ground-breaking connections between the psalm texts and their tunes, which it traces in the English and Scottish psalters printed through 1640. Using this new analysis in combination with a more thorough evaluation of extant church records, Duguid contends that Britain developed and maintained two distinct psalm cultures, one in England and the other in Scotland.

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329

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409468941

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9781409468943

Tonus Peregrinus: The History of a Psalm-tone and its use in Polyphonic Music

The History of a Psalm-tone and its use in Polyphonic Music

By: Dr Mattias Lundberg

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Tonus Peregrinus: The History of a Psalm-tone and its use in Polyphonic Music

The History of a Psalm-tone and its use in Polyphonic Music

By: Dr Mattias Lundberg

Mattias Lundberg investigates the historical role of a deviant psalm-tone, the tonus peregrinus, focusing on its applications in polyphonic music within all major branches of Western liturgy. Throughout the remarkably persistent tradition of applying this melody to polyphony, from the ninth century right up to the twenty-first, coeval music theory is able to shed light on the problems it has posed to modal and tonal practice at various historical stages. The musical settings studied hold up a mirror to the general development of psalmody, concerning practices of organum, diverse regional forms of fauxbourdon, cantus firmus composition, free imitation, parody, fugue, quodlibet, monody, and many other compositional techniques where the unique features of the psalm-tone have necessitated modification of existing practices. The conclusions drawn reveal a musico-liturgical tradition that was not in real danger of extinction until the general decline of Western liturgy that followed in the eighteenth century, at which point the historiography of the tonus peregrinus became a factor stimulating scholarly and musical interest in its alleged pre-Christian origins. Lundberg demonstrates that the succession of works based on the tonus peregrinus often preserved a distinctly conservative musical and theological conception even during periods of drastic liturgical reform.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409455076

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9781409455073

Recovering from Your Car Accident

The Complete Guide to Reclaiming Your Life

By: Dr. James F. Zender

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Recovering from Your Car Accident

The Complete Guide to Reclaiming Your Life

By: Dr. James F. Zender

Road traffic injuries are a neglected global pandemic. Up to 50 million people a year worldwide are injured or disabled in car accidents. The deleterious impact on the global economy is immense. Thousands of those injured die of opiate overdoses, trying to deal with chronic pain. The post-accident life of a survivor is all too often devastated by spinal or severe orthopedic injuries, depression, anxiety, PTSD, sleep disturbances, mild episodic or chronic pain, and/or a traumatic brain injury that can cause personality changes, cognitive and memory impairments, and debilitating fatigue. A substantially reduced quality of life with career changes and setbacks, broken and overstressed relationships, and financial hardships that continue for many years, often ensue. First Responders, healthcare providers, the survivors’ community and to the largest degree, the survivors’ family, are forced to deal with the staggering impacts. Auto accidents can dramatically alter lives, forever. Where do survivors and their families go for help? How do survivors heal and get their lives back? Everyone is desperate for hope and evidence-based solutions to manage disabling conditions and ultimately reclaim their lives. Thisis the first book to offer comprehensive, evidence-based information to both the survivors and their caregivers on understanding, managing, and healing physical and emotional traumas sustained in auto accidents. Based on James Zender's more than fifteen years’ experience as a clinical psychologist specializing in auto-accident trauma care, Recovering From Your Car Accident leads survivors and their families through the extensive process of emotional and physical recovery. With empathy and compassion, Dr. Zender explains how to conquer the multitude of challenges that often result from auto accidents, including managing pain, depression, and anxiety, addressing concerns about the future and finances, personality changes, emotional and cognitive dysfunction, post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and strained personal relationships. Through stories recounted by Dr. Zender's patients, survivors will learn that they are not alone and that there is hope for a better tomorrow. Policymakers will gain insight into accident prevention and will be inspired to implement policy improvements to better meet the needs of the auto accident community. Helpful tips throughout this book and a resource section featuring the best online and community support options will aid survivors and their families with rehabilitation. Recovering from Your Car Accident willassist survivors with rebuilding their lives and discovering new ways to thrive.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1538133989

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9781538133989

Strategies Used by Small Business Leaders to Obtain Government Contracts and Subcontracts

By: Dr. Damian C. Dunbar

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Strategies Used by Small Business Leaders to Obtain Government Contracts and Subcontracts

By: Dr. Damian C. Dunbar

Small business leaders (SBLs) underutilize billions of dollars of US government funding for small business subcontracting. The role of small business in the United States is important to local economies as well as a major contributor to the US economy. Using the resource-based view as the conceptual framework for this study, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore the strategies five government support sector SBLs in the mid-Atlantic region used to obtain US government subcontract awards to remain sustainable. The selection criteria for this study consisted of small businesses in the mid-Atlantic region that have obtained subcontracts on prime government contracts. The data-collection process included a review of the small business documents and participants’ responses to semistructured interviews. The data analysis process included case study analysis and cross-case comparisons using methodological triangulation. Based on the data analysis, themes that emerged from the results of this study included education, experience, and networking related to strategy creation and implementation by the SBLs to obtain subcontracts on prime contracts. The findings of this study may contribute to social change by providing SBLs an opportunity to learn strategies to obtain subcontracts, which could increase organizational opportunities, promote job creation, and help to improve local economies through increases in tax revenues that could help the elderly, children, and others within the community.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1796035718

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9781796035711

The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms

By: Dr J Andrew Grant,Dr Scarlett Cornelissen,Professor Timothy M Shaw

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The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms

By: Dr J Andrew Grant,Dr Scarlett Cornelissen,Professor Timothy M Shaw

This collection of original essays provides a broad overview of regionalism, together with detailed analyses on the construction, activities, and implications of both established and emerging examples of formal political and economic organizations as well as informal regional entities and networks. Aimed at scholars and students interested in the continuing growth of regionalism, The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms is a key resource to understanding the major debates in the field.

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Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.

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1409476561

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9781409476566

The Tabernacle of Moses

By: Dr. Henry Horton

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The Tabernacle of Moses

By: Dr. Henry Horton

Preface: "The book is intended to be a source for better understanding the Tabernacle in the wilderness and how God used it and its sacrificial rituals to create the pathway for the believer's salvation in Christ Jesus.

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WestBow Press

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1490822828

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9781490822822

Book's by Dr Timothy R McKinney

Adrian Willaert and the Theory of Interval Affect

Adrian Willaert and the Theory of Interval Affect

Metrical Psalmody in Print and Practice

Metrical Psalmody in Print and Practice

Tonus Peregrinus: The History of a Psalm-tone and its use in Polyphonic Music

Tonus Peregrinus: The History of a Psalm-tone and its use in Polyphonic Music

Recovering from Your Car Accident

Recovering from Your Car Accident

Strategies Used by Small Business Leaders to Obtain Government Contracts and Subcontracts

Strategies Used by Small Business Leaders to Obtain Government Contracts and Subcontracts

The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms

The Ashgate Research Companion to Regionalisms

The Tabernacle of Moses

The Tabernacle of Moses

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