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  Martin Agricola
Martin Agricola (1486-1556) was a German composer of Renaissance music and a music theorist.
Among Agricola's other theoretical works is Musica instrumentalis deudsch (1529), a study of musical instruments, and one of the most important works in early organology.
Agricola was also the first to harmonize in four parts Martin Luther's chorale, Ein' feste Burg.
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 Martib Agricola (Composer, Theorist) - Short Biography
Martin [Martinus] Agricola was a German writer on musical theory, whose German name, as he himself tells us, was Sohr, or Sore.
Agricola's chief protector and friend was RhAw, the senator of Wittenberg, renowned in his own day as a printer of music.
On the conflict between the old and new notation Agricola's writings are full of interest, and they must be studied by every one who wishes to have an accurate view of that revolution.
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 Martin Agricola - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See Agricola for several other people of the same name.
Martin Agricola (January 6, 1486 – June 10, 1556) was a German composer of Renaissance music and a music theorist.
He was born in Schwiebus in Lower Silesia.
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 Martin Agricola - LoveToKnow 1911
Agricola was also the first to harmonize in four parts Luther's chorale, Ein feste Burg.
Four other Agricolas are known as composers between the end of the 15th century and the middle of the 17th.
In the 18th century we find Burney, in the course of his tour in Germany (1772), much impressed by JOHANN FRIEDRICH
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 agricola | | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Roman general, whose biography Agricola was written by the historian Tacitus.
Martin Agricola, German composer and music theorist of the Renaissance.
Mikael Agricola, Finnish theologian, reformer and "The Father of Finnish written language".
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 Agricola Martin - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Agricola Martin - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Martin, common name for several birds of the same family as the swallow.
Agricola, Georgius (1494-1555), German scientist, who is generally regarded as the founder of the science of mineralogy.
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 Martin Agricola - Wikipedia
Neben seiner Lehraufgabe bemühte sich Agricola vor allem darum, der neuen protestantischen Bewegung eine eigene Kirchenmusik zu geben.
Zahlreiche musikalische Begriffe wie Tonleiter, Notenschlüssel oder Taktschlag wurden von Agricola geprägt.
Agricola war der erste, der vier Teile von Martin Luthers Choral "Ein' feste Burg" vertonte.
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 The 'Musica Instrumentalis Deudsch' of Martin Agricola : A Treatise on Musical Instruments, 1529 and 1545 by Martin ...
The 'Musica Instrumentalis Deudsch' of Martin Agricola : A Treatise on Musical Instruments, 1529 and 1545 by Martin Agricola, William E. Hettrick, William E. Hettrick (Translator) - 0521366402
Martin Agricola, William E. Hettrick, William E. Hettrick (Translator)
Martin Agricola (1486-1556) was an important early Lutheran musician and teacher from Saxony and his treatises were intended as textbooks in musical performance.
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" In the Martin Agricola publication of 1529 there are four sizes of instruments shown, all clearly with rebec shapes (Fig.
And fifthly, a German redaction of much of Virdung's material by Martin Agricola saw four printings at Wittenberg between 1529 and 1542 (Musica instrumentalis deudsch),34 with a revised expanded edition appearing in 1545.
Martin Agricola 121) (h) For a reprint of the letter in the vernacular, see BIaC, 875 (c) For an English translation of...
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 Martin
Martin is the English form of Martinus, a variant of Martius, a Latin name meaning “Of Mars,” the Roman god of war.
Martin, being the name of St. Martin of Tours (a popular medieval saint) was common all over Europe and can be found in northern France from the 9th century onwards.
It never became really unpopular in Protestant countries, however, probably because it was Martin Luther who began the Reformation.
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 Amazon.ca: The 'Musica instrumentalis deudsch' of Martin Agricola : A Treatise on Musical Instruments, 1529 and 1545: ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Highly illustrated, they give practical instruction on a number of musical instruments, showing methods of fingering, tuning and notation.
It was modelled on the Musica getutscht (Basel 1511) of Sebastian Virdung, copying many of the woodcuts found in the earlier work and redefining its classification of musical instruments.
A revised and almost completely rewritten edition of Agricola's treatise was published in 1545.
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 Agricola Books - Signed, used, new, out-of-print
One of the most important scientific classics and first to offer detailed technical drawings illustrating various mining techniques, field research and the earliest methods of science.
The textbook prepared by the influential theorist and cantor of Magdeburg for use in Lutheran schools summarises medieval practice but is written with understanding to simplify the young learner's task.
While Agricola's other well-known treatises are in the vernacular, Rudimenta Musices, at Georg Rhau's instigation, was written in Latin to conform...
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 Amazon.com: Martin Luther & The Music: Music: Martin Agricola,Arnold von Bruck,Gregorian Chant,Sixtus (Xistus) ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Luther: German Hymn Mass / Chorales ~ Martin Luther
Composer: Martin Agricola, Arnold von Bruck, Gregorian Chant, Sixtus (Xistus) Dietrich, Melchior Franck, et al.
Study Reformations of the Church: A guide by David G. Lebut Jr.
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These images come from the treatises on musical instruments by Sebastian Virdung and Martin Agricola
Sackpfeiff from Martin Agricola's Musica Instrumentalis Deudsch: a treatise on musical instruments, 1529 and 1545.
Agricola's book pretty much copies the books of Virdung but clears some things up and puts the bagpipes with the woodwind section instead of the brass.
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The “Musica instrumentalis deudsch” of Martin Agricola: A Treatise on Musical Instruments, 1529 and 1545, Cambridge Musical Texts and Monograpns (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994).
“Martin Agricola,” “The Fugger Family,” “Othmar Luscinius,” and “Sebastian Virdung,” Encyclopedia of Keyboard Instruments (New York: Garland Publishing, Inc., publication announced for 2003).
“Martin Agricola’s Poetic Discussion of the Recorder and Other Woodwind Instruments: A Translation with Commentary (Part I: 1529),” The American Recorder 21, no. 2 (1980): 103-13.
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 Martin Agricola - Classical music composer
Martin Agricola was not only composer but also a music theorist.
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Martin Agricola, Arnold von Bruck, Gregorian Chant, Sixtus (Xistus) Dietrich, Melchior Franck, Leonhard Lechner, Caspar Othmayr, Michael Praetorius, Johann Heinrich Scheidemann, Samuel Scheidt, Johann Hermann Schein, Ludwig Senfl, Ulrich Steigleder, Johann Walter
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 The Cipher for Viola da Gamba (and 6 course Lute) @TheCipher.com
The following three plates are from Agricola’s chapters 8, 9, and 10.
For context; the first type of fiddles (geigen) Agricola discusses are the 5 and 6 string fretted viols in lute tuning.
Four string lute tuned fretted fiddles, Martin Agricola plate of 1529
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 William E. Hettrick's Publications
of Martin Agricola: A Treatise on Musical Instruments, 1529 and 1545, Cambridge Musical Texts and Monograpns (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994).
This article was originally written in German, but during production of the volume the editor asked me to prepare an English version.
?Martin Agricola?s Poetic Discussion of the Recorder and Other Woodwind Instruments: A Translation with Commentary (Part I: 1529),?
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 Martin Agricola - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Martin Agricola - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links
Martin Agricola is perhaps one of Germany's most important theorists, teachers and composers to have lived during the sixteenth century.
Agricola adamantly followed Luther and joined those who would put schooling into the vernacular rather than the..
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According to The Oxford Companion to Music, Martin [Sore] Agricola was a German composer who was born in Brandenburg and died in Magdeburg, He was cantor at Magdeburg and an influential writer on all subjects of musical theory.
Martin Agricola (real name Sore), brief biography by HOASM
The 'Musica Instrumentalis Deudsch' of Martin Agricola by Martin Agricola
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 Martin Agricola: Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh darein (Choir(SATB))| Digital sheet music to download and print | ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Martin Agricola: Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh darein (Choir(SATB))
This is an original sheet music edition of Ach Gott vom Himmel sieh darein, composed by Martin Agricola, published by Schott Digital Music.
It's a digital sheet music product for you to download and print.
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