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Author: Carretto, Giorgio Title: A compendium of music by the illustrious Signor Georgio Carretto of the  marquises of Saona, Doctor of law and Mantuan Senator. Original title: Compendio della musica Dell' Illustre signor Georgio Carretto delli marchesi di Saona, dottor de leggi, et senator di Mantoua Source: Bologna, Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica, MS C.119, f.1r-23r <[-f.1r-]> [283 in marg. alia manu] [numero 4. alia manu] A compendium of music by the illustrious Signor Georgio Carretto of the marquises of Saona, Doctor of law and Senator of Mantua. [This book belongs to Pier Antonio Uitale Carleuari add. alia manu] [-f.2r-] First Part. Among the particular gifts bestowed by God on man, one is the ability to describe in words the feelings of the soul. Such practice, wonderful in itself, was subsequently ennobled by Harmony, Rhythms and Metres, all of which, besides their usefulness in expressing such concepts and feelings, bring with themselves the powe
Author: Marcello, Benedetto Title: On the harmonic consonances Original title: Delle Consonanze Armoniche Source: Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, MS It.IV,197 (=9767), <1>-127 [-<1>-] On the harmonic consonances First chapter All the harmonic consonances are based on numbers and proportions. They are all contained within the number six except for the minor sixth. The first proportion is the dupla 2 1, which constitutes the octave. The second proportion is the sesquialtera 3 2, which constitutes the fifth. The third proportion is the sesquiterza 4 3, which constitutes the fourth. The fourth proportion is the sesquiquarta 5 4, which constitutes the major sixth. The fifth proportion the sesquiquinta 6 5, which forms the minor third. The major sixth consists the superbiparziente terza proportion, which lays between the numbers 5 and 3. The minor sixth consists of the suerbiparziente quinta proportion, which lays between the numbers 8 and 5. The dupla sesquialtera 5