TY - BOOK AU - Lester,Joel TI - Compositional theory in the eighteenth century SN - 0674155238 (pbk.) AV - ML430 .L46 1994 U1 - 781.309033 20 PY - 1994/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Harvard University Press KW - Music theory KW - History KW - 18th century KW - Local KW - Composition (Music) N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-347) and index; Zarlino and his legacy -- Species counterpoint and Fux's Gradus -- Thoroughbass methods -- Rameau's early works -- Rameau's later works and controversies -- Mattheson and the study of melody -- Harmonic perspectives on counterpoint -- Changing aspects of harmonic theory -- The Marpurg-Kirnberger disputes -- Riepel on melody and phrases -- Koch : toward a comprehensive approach to musical structure ER -