Art of Partimento : History, Theory and Practice.

Art of Partimento : History, Theory and Practice.

Sanguinetti, Giorgio.

Oxford University Press  ©2012

Partimento was an instructional tool commonly used in Naples during the Enlightenment. The method was derived from basso continuo, and encouraged improvisation as the path to musical ability and composition. This book tells the history of Partimento, and offers instructions for using it today. With a prologue, list of sources, endnotes, bibliography and index. Music examples. A few plates. Winner of the Wallce Berry Award, Society for Music Theory.

420 pg. | 208 music ex., 22 illus.; 26 cm.
Cloth

Language: English
ISBN: 0195394208
ISBN13: 9780195394207

Art of Partimento : History, Theory and Practice.

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