<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Dear readers of the list,</div><div><br></div><div>In fairness to Joel Lester -- his article, which I cited earlier today in response to Michael-- acknowledges Burmeister's 1606 analysis of Lassus.</div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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)?</div><div><br></div><div>Mark Anson-Cartwright</div><div>CUNY</div><div><br></div><div>On Feb 14, 2013, at 8:02 AM, "Michael Morse" <<a href="mailto:mwmorse@bell.net">mwmorse@bell.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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Dear Colleagues,<div><br></div><div> Is there any consensus on what counts as the first piece of music analysis? What are the contenders?</div><div><br></div><div>Thnks,</div><div><br></div><div>Michael Morse</div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Cultural Studies</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Trent University </span></div><div>Peterborough, Oshawa</div> </div>
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