The Preservation of "Stile Antico" in the 18th Century and the Reception of "Gradus ad Parnassum"

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https://doi.org/10.36025/arj.v10i1.31434

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Johann Joseph Fux, stile antico, counterpoint, 18th Century, Vienna

Abstract

Johann Joseph Fux was not only one of the most prestigious composers of the first half of the 18th century, but also the author of one of the most read and studied music treatises of the period: Gradus ad Parnassum. Nevertheless, the fact that Fux defended the emulation of the stile antico led a significant part of musicologists to underestimate his importance for the development of music in the 18th and 19th centuries. Considering the controversies around Gradus ad Parnassum, the small attention devoted to it and its historical value, this article proposes a reassessment of the reception of this treaty and the preservation of the stile antico. Through this reassessment, it will be possible to expand our understanding of the musical and treatise production of the 18th century, as well as the influence of Fux's work on later generations of musicians and composers.

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Caio Amadatsu Griman, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Caio Amadatsu Griman is a master’s student in historical musicology at the University of São Paulo (2021) under the guidance of Professor Mônica Isabel Lucas. From August 2022 to January 2023, he was a visiting researcher at the Institute of Musicology at the University of Vienna. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Music (majoring in Composition) from the Institute of Arts at UNESP in 2020. He is currently supported by the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP) for his master’s research. He has participated in congresses and symposiums and has published articles in nationally and internationally recognized journals.

Monica Isabel Lucas, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

Mônica Isabel Lucas is Graduated in Music at the University of São Paulo (USP) and specialized in the interpretation of early music at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (Holland), obtaining Diplomas in recorder and historical clarinets. She completed her doctorate in Musicology (early music) at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). She is currently associate professor at the Department of Music at School of Communications and Arts, University of São Paulo (ECA-USP). Her academic-musical work involves research and reflection on taste and style in the repertoire of the 18th century and includes, in addition to books and articles on Eighteenth-Century music, musical practice. Since its foundation, she has been the artistic director of the Early Music Orchestra of USP, focused on academic-musical partnerships with historically oriented musicians from Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.

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17-05-2023

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GRIMAN, C. A.; LUCAS, M. I. The Preservation of "Stile Antico" in the 18th Century and the Reception of "Gradus ad Parnassum". Art Research Journal: Revista de Pesquisa em Artes, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 1, 2023. DOI: 10.36025/arj.v10i1.31434. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufrn.br/artresearchjournal/article/view/31434. Acesso em: 21 dec. 2024.

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2023): Dossier “Insurgent Dramaturgies and Epistemologies in Dance” ; Articles

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Dossier: Theories, Poetics and Practices of Early Music

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