Partimento and continuo playing : in theory and in practice
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Partimento and continuo playing : in theory and in practice
（Collected writings of the Orpheus Institute / edited by Peter Dejans, #9）
Leuven University Press, 2010
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"Collections of essays based on lectures given at the 4th International Orpheus Academy for Music Theory in 2006"--Preface
"Editors: Dirk Moelants, Kathleen Snyers"--Colophon
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- Thoroughbass as music theory / Thomas Christensen
- Partimenti written to impart knowledge of counterpoint and composition / Robert Gjerdingen
- Partimento-fugue : the Neapolitan angle / Giorgio Sanguinetti
- The playing of partimento / Rudolf Lutz
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Description
This volume reflects a multidisciplinary approach, with the accent on the interplay between music performance and music theory. Thomas Christensen, in his contribution, shows how the development of tonal harmonic theory went hand in hand with the practice of thoroughbass. Both Robert Gjerdingen and Giorgio Sanguinetti focus on the Neapolitan tradition of partimento. Gjerdingen addresses the relation between the realization of partimenti and contrapuntal thinking, illustrated by examples of contrapuntal imitation and combination in partimenti, leading to the "partimentofugue." Sanguinetti elaborates on the history of this partimentofugue from the early eighteenth until the late nineteenth century. Rudolf Lutz, finally, presents his use of partimenti in educational practice, giving examples of how reviving this old practice can give new insights to composers, conductors, and musicians.
Table of Contents
Preface
Thomas Christensen
Thoroughbass as music theory
Robert Gjerdingen
Partimenti written to impart a knowledge of counterpoint and composition
Giorgio Sanguinetti
Partimento-fugue: the Neapolitan angle
Rudolf Lutz
The playing of Partimento
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Colophon
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