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Article: Boccaccio's Decameron as a primary literary source for the musical movement of Ars Nova in Italy.(Giovanni Boccaccio)(Essay)
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- Italica
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- December 22, 2007
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Giovanni Boccaccio's time-honored work Decameron provides the primary literary account (Testi 228) of the drastically altered attitude regarding the role and influence of music, which occurred in response to the Ars Nova movement. Originated by the French composer Philippe de Vitry, its impact on Italian musical compositions of the fourteenth century was quite substantial, although largely confined to the secular works of the time. Decried as inappropriate for use in sacred compositions, its binary tempo segmentation was nonetheless appealing and was quickly incorporated into many profane works; resulting in a dramatic increase in the genre's popularity. As the influence ...