The book „ЗНАНИЕТО ЗА МУЗИКАТА според „Ясно и леко въведение в практическата музика“ на Томас Морли (ок. 1557–1602). Между Musica Theoretica и Musica Practica“ (“KNOWLEDGE OF MUSIC according to Thomas Morley’s (c. 1557–1602) “A Plain and Easy Introduction to Practical Music”. Between Musica Theoretica and Musica Practica”) by Associate Professor Yavor Genov of the Institute of Art Studies was presented on 8 September at Studio Musika of Sofia Philharmonic.
This book is a theoretical and historical study of the first comprehensive and complete treatise on music published in English during the Elizabethan Renaissance. The thematic organisation follows that chosen by Thomas Morley which is designed to guide the reader and/or student gradually into the subject of music. The treatise’s three main sections focus on the pitch and temporal properties of tones: the solmisation system and the principles of mensural notation; the knowledge and skills required to devise new melodies based on a given choral part; and, finally, the ability to compose entirely new music. Assoc. Prof. Yavor Genov’s book examines the teachings in the treatise from a comparative perspective, breaking them down into numerous sub-themes, whilst drawing parallels with significant musical authors before and around Morley’s own time. In this way, it paints a broad, complex and dynamic picture of musical thought not only in England but also in Europe as a whole during the transitional period between the end of the Renaissance and the as yet unarrived new era.
The event was organised jointly under a cooperation agreement between the Institute of Art Studies, BAS and the “Sofia Music Weeks” festival.
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