Calvisius, Sethus
(1556–1615)
SETHUS CALVISIUSCALVISIUS, SETHUSSETHUS CALVISIUS [* 1556-† 1615] The transmission of ZARLINO's theory was a critical step in the development of a musica poetica tradition in the German lands. Sethus Calvisius took what was most practical in ZARLINO's Istitutioni harmoniche (1558) and, with some additions and modifications, forged M∊λoπoιια, which may have appeared as early as 1582. Included among its progressive features was a comparison between the segmentations which occur in a musical work…