Thoroughbass Method

by Hermann Keller, Carl Parrish (Editor), Carl Parrish (Translator)

Overview

A highly practical text on how to play figured basses.

It contains excerpts from the theoretical works by Praetorius, Niedy, Telemann, Mattheson, Heinichen, J. S. and C. P. E. Bach, Quantz, Padre Mattei; numerous examples, including complete pieces, from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and many exercises for the student.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780393097443
Publisher:	Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date:	06/17/1965
Series:	Morningside Book.
Pages:	116
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Hermann Keller is a musicologist who has held important posts as an organist and taught for many years at the Württemberg Conservatory of Music. His books include Thoroughbass Method and Phrasing and Articulation.

Until his death in 1965, Carl Parrish was professor at Vassar College. He was the author of The Notation of Medieval Music, and editor of Masterpieces of Music Before 1750 (with John F. Ohl) and A Treasury of Early Music.

Until his death in 1965, Carl Parrish was professor at Vassar College. He was the author of The Notation of Medieval Music, and editor of Masterpieces of Music Before 1750 (with John F. Ohl) and A Treasury of Early Music.