The \u201cTransilvano\u201d by Girolamo Mancini (Deruta, Perugia, ca 1550 \u2013 after 1610\/12), called Diruta after the name of his birthplace, is widely known as the first Italian treatise entirely devoted to keyboard practice.
\nSet out in dialogue form, Diruta\u2019s work is divided in two parts: the first was printed in Venice by Giacomo Vincenti in 1593 and dedicated to Zsigmond B\u00e0thory (Sigismondo B\u00e0ttori), prince of Transylvania, while the second, also published in Venice by Giacomo Vincenti in 1609, was dedicated to Princess Leonora Ursina Sforza.
\nDiruta\u2019s method was certainly greeted with interest and enthusiasm, considering that the first part was reprinted three times (in 1597, 1612, and 1625), and the second was also reprinted (1622).
\nThe importance of the \u201cTransilvano\u201d lies not so much in its theoretic aspect \u2013 treatises of music theory had been published before \u2013 as in the practical part: a study method in its own right for organ and keyboard instruments.
\nParticular emphasis is placed on the organ, described by the author as \u201c\u2026R\u00e8 de gl\u2019istrumenti\u2026\u201d which \u201c\u2026raccoglie in se tutti gli istrumenti musicali\u2026\u201d.
\nHe even compares it to the human body, stating that \u201cmeglio rappresenta la voce humana, operandosi in esso il fiato, & la mano\u2026 \u2026avendo i mantici corrispondenti al polmone, le canne alla gola, i tasti \u00e0 denti, e\u2019l Sonatore in vece di lingua\u2026\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The \u201cTransilvano\u201d by Girolamo Mancini (Deruta, Perugia, ca 1550 \u2013 after 1610\/12), called Diruta after the name of his birthplace, is widely known as the first Italian treatise entirely devoted to keyboard practice. Set out in dialogue form, Diruta\u2019s work is divided in two parts: the first was printed in Venice by Giacomo Vincenti in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":3801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-humanism-renaissance"],"yoast_head":"\n