Meter in Music, 1600–1800

A guide to the performance of Baroque and early Classical music, including discussions of notes inegales, fingerings, woodwind tonguings, and string bowings.

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"All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque owe it to themselves to be exposed to the ideas contained in this book." —Continuo

"This is a book from an excellent musician in the early field who turns out also to be a most persistent scholar . . . " —Early Music

" . . . the book offers a vast quantity of data from a wide range of sources. . . . George Houle is to be congratulated for his honest presentation of the entire spectrum." —Music Educators Journal

The treatment of meter in performance has evolved dramatically since 1600. Here is a practical guide for the performer, with many quotations from early manuals and treatises, and abundant examples.