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The Petrić-Bottrigari Controversy over Tetrachords: A Renaissance Debate on the Basis of the Musically Beautiful
In: What is Beauty? / Rossi Monti, Martino; Pećnjak, Davor (Ed.). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020. pp. 172-188. urn:nbn:hr:261:848616
Boršić, Luka

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Boršić, L. (2020). The Petrić-Bottrigari Controversy over Tetrachords: A Renaissance Debate on the Basis of the Musically Beautiful. In M. Rossi Monti, (Ed.), D. Pećnjak, (Ed.), What is Beauty? (pp. 172-188). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:848616

Boršić, Luka. "The Petrić-Bottrigari Controversy over Tetrachords: A Renaissance Debate on the Basis of the Musically Beautiful." What is Beauty?, edited by Martino Rossi Monti, edited by Davor Pećnjak, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020, pp. 172-188. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:848616

Boršić, Luka. "The Petrić-Bottrigari Controversy over Tetrachords: A Renaissance Debate on the Basis of the Musically Beautiful." In What is Beauty?, edited by Martino Rossi Monti, edited by Davor Pećnjak, 172-188. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:848616

Boršić, L. (2020) 'The Petrić-Bottrigari Controversy over Tetrachords: A Renaissance Debate on the Basis of the Musically Beautiful' in Rossi Monti, M. (ed.), Pećnjak, D. (ed.) What is Beauty? Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, pp. 172-188. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:848616 (Accessed 27 April 2024)

Boršić L. The Petrić-Bottrigari Controversy over Tetrachords: A Renaissance Debate on the Basis of the Musically Beautiful. In: M. Rossi Monti, ed., D. Pećnjak, ed. What is Beauty?. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing; 2020. Pp. 172-188. [cited 2024 April 27] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:848616

L. Boršić, "The Petrić-Bottrigari Controversy over Tetrachords: A Renaissance Debate on the Basis of the Musically Beautiful", What is Beauty?, M. Rossi Monti and D. Pećnjak, Eds. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2020, pp. 172-188. [Online] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:261:848616

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Title (english)The Petrić-Bottrigari Controversy over Tetrachords: A Renaissance Debate on the Basis of the Musically Beautiful
AuthorLuka Boršić
EditorMartino Rossi Monti
EditorDavor Pećnjak
Author's institutionInstitute of Philosophy
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philosophy
Abstract (english)
In this essay I wanted to show the first part of a relatively little-known musical debate originated by Frane Petrić’s description of the tetrachords, followed by Ercole Bottrigari’s criticism, probably backed up by Annibale Melone, and ended in Artusi’s defence of Petrić. With the humanist rediscovery of many of ancient Greek textual sources, Greek musical theories were widely discussed in the Renaissance. Some whole- heartedly adopted these theories, while others questioned the feasibility of reviving them in order to frame the contemporary musical practice. The core of these debates were controversies over the tuning system. Petrić-Bottrigari debate fits into this group of debates. From the perspective of the music aesthetics of our time, these debates may seem quite dry and utterly technical. However, as the contemporary evidence shows, these debates were understood as aesthetic in their essence. Debating over tuning, or tetrachords, or relationships among intervals meant debating over the most fundamental and constitutive elements that make music beautiful or ugly, good or bad. What we perceive as a well- composed or well-played musical piece depends ultimately not only on how the instruments are tuned, but also on what kind of relationship among the tones has been adopted both by the composer and the performer. Slight differences among competing tuning system, as well as different understandings of the relationships between notes, may result in variations which make a musical piece sound good or bad. To the discerning musical ear, of course.
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Languageenglish
Publication typeScientific paper - Chapter in Book
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Book titleWhat is Beauty?
Numberingpp. 172-188
ISBN1-5275-6013-9
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:261:848616
Publication2020
Document URLhttp://bib.irb.hr/1098774
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PublisherCambridge Scholars Publishing
Publishing placeNewcastle upon Tyne
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