The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass As Practiced in the XVIIth and XVI:(American Musicological Society-Music Library Series)

by F. T. Arnold, Denis Stevens (Introduction)

Overview

A solid grounding in musical techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries is essential to a complete understanding of Baroque music. 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780486431888
Publisher:	Dover Publications
Publication date:	09/22/2003
Series:	Dover Books on Music Series , #1
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	512
Product dimensions:	5.92(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.97(d)

Table of Contents

Volume I
	Preface	xi
Chapter I.	The Beginnings of the Bassus Continuus and Figured Bass	1
Chapter II.	The Principal Treatises of the 18th Century on Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass	241
Chapter III.	The General Character of a Figured Bass Accompaniment	325
Chapter IV.	On Certain Niceties of the Accompaniment	437
Volume II
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
	Appendix to Chapter I	899
	Appendix to Chapter V	901
	Appendix to Chapter XVIII	903