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Houle, George Louis was born on November 21, 1927 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Louis Ludger and Florence (Wells) Houle.
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The chanson Doulce memoire, by Pierre Regnault, "dit Sandrin" (ca. 1490-1561), is a simple melody elegantly wedded to poetry that evokes nostalgia for something everyone has experienced―a consuming, passionate love that exists only in bittersweet memory. This chanson was so popular that it was frequently reprinted and arranged in a variety of settings for singers and instrumentalists. From 36 known arrangements, George Houle has selected 24 versions that require from one to six performers. Lutenists will find intabulations of varying difficulty, and the keyboard pieces range from teh very simple to an elaborate fantasy by Hernando de Cabezón. There are virtuosic arrangements for solo viola da gamba as well as duos and trios for many combinations of voices and instruments. These settings, coupled with Houle's informative text, illustrate the ways Doulce memoire was performed by Renaissance musicians. Some versions show the players conforming to the ideas of the musical theorists of the day, while others demonstrate how much freedom an individual could exercise. For today's musicians, the anthology provides invaluable information on musica ficta and ornamentation. Houle's performing edition in modern notation includes both scores and parts, the latter ingeniously laid out so that pages simulataneously required by two performers are never back to back. Thus this appealing music is immediately accessible and in a format that is convenient to use.
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"All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque owe it to themselves to be exposed to the ideas contained in this book." ―Continuo "This is a book from an excellent musician in the early field who turns out also to be a most persistent scholar... " ―Early Music "... the book offers a vast quantity of data from a wide range of sources.... George Houle is to be congratulated for his honest presentation of the entire spectrum." ―Music Educators Journal The treatment of meter in performance has evolved dramatically since 1600. Here is a practical guide for the performer, with many quotations from early manuals and treatises, and abundant examples.
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While the notation of 17th- and 18th-century music looks familiar, its meanings and the treatment of meter in performance have evolved dramatically. When performed according to the conventions of its own time, the music of 1600-1800 balances precision and flexibility, with an enchanting lilt, grace, and vitality. With many quotations and musical examples from theoretical treatises and instruction manuals of the period, Meter in Music is a practical guide to the performance of Baroque and early Classical music, with guidance on notes inegales, fingerings, bowings, and woodwind tonguings.
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Houle, George Louis was born on November 21, 1927 in Pasadena, California, United States. Son of Louis Ludger and Florence (Wells) Houle.
Bachelor, Stanford (California) University, 1950. Master of Arts, Stanford (California) University, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy, Stanford (California) University, 1961.
Instructor, Mills College, Oakland, California, 1955-1956; instructor, U. Colorado, Boulder, 1956-1957; instructor to assistant professor, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1957-1962; assistant professor, Stanford University, 1962-1966; associate professor, Stanford University, 1966-1972; professor of music, Stanford University, 1974-1992; professor emeritus, Stanford University, since 1992; director, New York Pro Musica, New York City, 1972-1974.
(All practising musicians with an interest in the baroque ...)
( While the notation of 17th- and 18th-century music look...)
( "All practising musicians with an interest in the baroq...)
( The chanson Doulce memoire, by Pierre Regnault, "dit Sa...)
With United States Army, 1946-1948. Member American Musicol. Society, American Handel Society.
Married Constance Crawford, June 22, 1952 (divorced 1968). Children: David Crawford, Ann, Alan, Melissa. Married Glenna Mount, June 6, 1969.