Finck, Hermann
(1527–1558)
HERMANN FINCKFINCK, HERMANNHERMANN FINCK [* 1527-† 1558] After considering standard topics such as solmization, mensural notation, and the modes, Hermann Finck, in his Practica musica (1556), set down useful insights on the performance of vocal music. The final chapter is devoted to improvised embellishment, with numerous examples of coloraturae supplementing the text. Finck's remarks concerning mode reflect progressive developments in the art of composition, for he discussed works in which not…