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The art of accompaniment from a thorough-bass: as practised in the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries / by F.T. Arnold ; with an introduction by Denis Stevens.
Van Pelt - Albrecht Music Library ML442 .A7 2003 v.1-2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Arnold, F. T. (Franck Thomas), 1861-1940.
- Series:
- American Musicological Society-Music Library Association reprint series
- Dover books on music
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Continuo.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : illustrations, music ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Mineola, N.Y. : Dover, 2003.
- Summary:
- A solid grounding in musical techniques of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries is essential to a complete understanding of Baroque music. As scholar Denis Stevens says in his introduction to this work, "Full enjoyment will come only when the soloist learns the gentle art of tasteful embellishment of a melodic line, and when continuo players learn that their role is perhaps the most important in the entire ensemble."
- Arnold's legendary work is a comprehensive survey of the topic, covering every issue of significance to today's performers. The text is fully amplified with numerous musical examples, authoritative citations, scholarly interpretations and syntheses, and the author's own conclusions.
- This rich collection of source material for the musicologist is an equally indispensable companion for conductors, editors, and performers.
- Contents:
- Chapter V. Forbidden Progressions 483
- Chapter VI. The Triad or Common Chord 497
- Chapter VII. The Diminished Triad 505
- Chapter VIII. The Augmented Triad 511
- Chapter IX. Chords of the Sixth 515
- Chapter X. 6/4 Chords 535
- Chapter XI. Sevenths 541
- Chapter XII. 6/5 Chords 601
- Chapter XIII. 4/3 Chords 627
- Chapter XIV. 6/4/2 Chords 647
- Chapter XV. Major Sevenths Resolving Upwards Over the Same Bass 673
- Chapter XVI. Chords with an Augmented Sixth 683
- Chapter XVII. Harmonies Due to the Retardation or Anticipation of One or more Intervals 691
- Chapter XVIII. Quick Notes in the Bass 715
- Chapter XIX. The Figuring of Transitional Notes 779
- Chapter XX. Pedal Points 797
- Chapter XXI. Incomplete Figuring 803
- Chapter XXII. Inversion and Transference of Discord. Transference of Resolution. Anticipatio Transitus. Catachresis 837
- Chapter XXIII. Varieties of Figuring 861
- Chapter XXIV. Varieties of Notation 883
- Chapter XXV. Practical Hints 891
- I. The Tenbury Syntagma 899
- II. Basso seguente 899
- III. Saint-Lambert's mythical Traite of 1680 900
- A. Corelli's consecutive 5ths 901
- B. An archaic usage of J. S. Bach 902
- C. Further rules of Marpurg 903
- Treatment of quavers in 4/4 time 903.
- Notes:
- Originally published: [London] : Oxford University Press, 1931.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1924 Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0486431886
- 0486431959
- OCLC:
- 52092044
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