The abstract:
This new documentation of traditional European and European-influenced music with ascending lines and cadence gestures includes compositions from the fifteenth through the early twentieth century. The work is gathered in five parts, published separately. Part 1 contains the general introduction and a bibliography. Parts 2a-c cover music to 1650, Part 3 from 1650 to 1780, Part 4 1780 to 1860, and Part 5 1860 to the US copyright barrier, which is currently the end of 1923. [Please note: Parts 1-2 are available now. Parts 3-5 will be published as they are completed.]Note 10-29-2019: I have published an additional file—2e—which includes seventy compositions found since the publication of Parts 2a-d: link to Part 2e.
