Ferdinand Ludwig, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1900)
“ It may frequently be observed in the history of the development of music, that able and gifted musicians have chosen what is right by instinct, regardless of its contradicting the then existing rules. ”
Ferdinand Ludwig, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1900)
“ According to our present musical terminology, in neither case would the note marked * be called a Changing-note. To us, in Ex. 1, this note would appear to be a Passing-note, which proceeds regularly, though not immediately, to the expected interval. B passes to A, interrupted by G. Such interruptions are quite familiar to us. A striking analogy in the music of our time is to be found in the interrupted resolution of another discord (though on a different beat in the bar) , namely the Suspension, which is of frequent occurrence nowadays ”
Ferdinand Ludwig, A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1900)
“ This licence was but rarely used by the old masters, and rather as an interesting exception. It has, however, given rise to much discussion among theorists. Some admired it for its gracefulness, some objected to it. Under the name of Nota Cambiata, Changing-note, and Wechselnote, they have attempted to explain or justify it by eaying that the note which the composers had skipped could be supplied by imagination, thus— But this explanation attempts to account for the licence by a process contrary to the composers' intentions, and even purposely avoided by them. ”
