| Series |
American Musicological Society-Music Library Association reprint series
American Musicological Society-Music Library Association reprint series. ^A646631
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Volume I. Chapter I. The beginnings of the bassus continuus and figured bass. Viadana's Cento concerti ; Diego Ortiz ; Early organ basses ; Viadana's rules ; The use of figures by the monodists ; Peri ; Caccini ; Cavalieri ; Figures not universally adopted ; Agostino Agazzari ; Francesco Bianciardi ; Opponents of Basso continuo ; Adriano Banchieri's Dialogo Musicale ; The addition of an organ bass to earlier works. Rapid spread of basso continuo ; Michael Praetorius ; Johann Staden ; Galeazzo Sabbatini ; Heinrich Albert ; Wolfgang Ebner ; Lorenzo Penna ; Matthew Locke ; John Blow ; Michel de Saint-Lambert ; Andreas Werckmeister ; Friderich Erhard Niedt ; Summary -- Chapter II. The principal treatises of the 18th century on accompaniment from a thorough-bass. Introductory ; Johann Philipp Treiber (1675-1729), Der accurate organist c. 1704 ; Godfrey Keller (d. before 1707), A compleat method c. 1707 ; Francesco Gasparini (1668-1727), L'armonico pratico c. 1708 ; Johann David Heinichen (1683-1729), Neuerfundene gründliche Anweisung c. 1711, and General-Bass c. 1728 ; David Kellner, Treulicher Unterricht im General-Bass, 1732 ; Johann Mattheson (1681-1764), Kleine General-Bass-Schule, 1735 ; Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Singe-, Spiel- und Generalbass-Übungen, 1733/5 ; Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-88), Versuch, Part II, 1762 ; Christoph Gottlieb Schroter (1699-1782), Deutliche Anweisung c. 1772 ; Georg Michael Telemann (1748-1831), Unterricht im Generalbass-Spielen, 1773 ; Johann Philipp Kirnberger (1721-83), Grundsätze des Generalbasses, 1781 ; Daniel Gottlob Turk (1756-1813), Anweisung zum Generalbassspielen, 1791 ; Conclusion -- Chapter III. The general character of a figured bass accompaniment -- Chapter IV. On certain niceties of the accompaniment. Mattheson ; Heinichen ; Geminiani ; Ph. Em. Bach. |
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Volume II. Chapter V. Forbidden progressions -- Chapter VI. The triad or common chord -- Chapter VII. The diminished triad ; Chapter VIII. The augmented triad -- Chapter IX. Chords of the sixth -- Chapter X. [6/4] chords -- Chapter XI. Sevenths -- Chapter XII. [6/5] chords -- Chapter XIII. [4/3] chords -- Chapter XIV. [6/4/2] chords -- Chapter XV. Major sevenths resolving upwards over the same bass -- Chapter XVI. Chords with an augmented sixth -- Chapter XVII. Harmonies due to the retardation or anticipation of one or more intervals -- Chapter XVIII. Quick notes in the bass -- Chapter XIX. The figuring of transitional notes -- Chapter XX. Pedal points -- Chapter XXI. Incomplete figuring -- Chapter XXII. Inversion and transference of discord, transference of resolution, anticipatio transitus, catachresis -- Chapter XXIII. Varieties of figuring -- Chapter XXIV. Varieties of notation -- Chapter XXV. Practical hints -- Appendix to chapter I. The Tenbury Syntagma ; Basso seguente ; Saint-Lambert's mythical Traite of 1680 -- Appendix to Chapter V. Corelli's consecutive 5ths ; An archaic usage of J. S. Bach ; Further rules of Marpurg -- Appendix to Chapter XVIII. Treatments of quavers in [4/4] time. |
| Abstract |
A solid grounding in musical techniques of the 17th and 18th 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 its topic, covering every issue of significance to today's performer. The text is fully amplified with numerous musical examples, authoritative citations, scholarly interpretations and syntheses, and the author's own conclusions. An inexhaustible collection of source material for the musicologist as well as an indispensable companion for conductor, editor, or performer. |
| General note | Originally published: London : Oxford University Press, 1931. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| LCCN | 2003048966 |
| ISBN | 0486431886 (v. 1 : pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0486431959 (v. 2 : pbk.) |
