[Smt-talk] quick query

[Mark.AnsonCartwright at qc.cuny.edu]

Dear readers of the list,

In fairness to Joel Lester -- his article, which I cited earlier today in response to Michael-- acknowledges Burmeister's 1606 analysis of Lassus.
One of his points is that the analyses we do find in 17th and early 18th centuries were conducted for special reasons -- e.g. to illustrate rhetorical devices. Analyses are not yet done simply to demonstrate the excellence of a particular piece.

One thing, then, to consider in answering the question about the earliest known analysis of a piece of music is: what motivated the analysis in the first place? What does the author of the analysis mean by that term(if indeed he or she used it)?

Mark Anson-Cartwright
CUNY

On Feb 14, 2013, at 8:02 AM, "Michael Morse" <mwmorse at bell.net> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
>   Is there any consensus on what counts as the first piece of music analysis? What are the contenders?
> 
> Thnks,
> 
> Michael Morse
> Cultural Studies
> Trent University 
> Peterborough, Oshawa
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