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Name: An Introduction to Counterpoint
ID: m11634
Language: English (en)
Summary: A basic introduction to the element of music called counterpoint, with some useful terms.
Subject: Arts
Keywords: canon, contrapuntal, counterpoint, fugue, music, polyphonic, polyphony, rounds
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 1.0)
Authors: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Copyright Holders: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Maintainers: Catherine Schmidt-Jones (casjones@soltec.net)
Version: 1.5 (history)
Created: Jul 3, 2003 2:58 pm GMT-5
Revised: Oct 5, 2007 2:20 pm GMT-5

Version History

Version: 1.5 Oct 5, 2007 2:20 pm GMT-5 by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
slight changes to metadata
Version: 1.4 Jan 11, 2007 12:13 pm US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
removed activities to a separate module, updated text and links
Version: 1.3 May 24, 2005 3:16 pm GMT-5 by Charlet Reedstrom
Changes: 
update to cnxml-0.5
Version: 1.2 Feb 23, 2004 11:12 am US/Central by Catherine Schmidt-Jones
Changes: 
Finished module
Version: 1.1 Oct 17, 2003 9:58 am GMT-5 by (None)
Changes: 
New (unfinished) module.

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