Partimenti of Giovanni Paisiello : Pedagogy and Practice / translated by Chris Walton.

Paisiello is best remembered as a successful composer of opera, but he was also an important teacher of composition and music theory. This book explores his writings on partimento, the practice of figured and unfigured bass lines. With an introduction, bibliography, and index. 10 appendices. Music examples and plates.

xii, 307 p.; 24 cm.
Cloth

Language: English
ISBN: 164825036X
ISBN13: 9781648250361