18Th Century Continuo Playing CHRISTENSEN JESPER BOJE

Classique

Contenu

Introduction
Chapter I
French Figured Bass from Roughly 1690 to 1720 Experts from Michel de St. Lamber: Nouveau Traité de l' Accompagnement de Clavecin (1707), Excerpts from Jean-François Dandrieu: Principies de l' Accompagnement de Clavecin (1719)
Chapter II
German Figured Bass from Roughly 1710 to 1735 Excerpts from Johann David Heinichen: Der General-Bass in der Composition (Dresden, 1728) and Georg Philipp Telemann: Singe-, Spiel- und General-Bass-Übungen (Hamburg, 1733-4)
Chapter III
Other Essential Aspects of Figured Bass Playing
Postface
Sources and References

Description :

In this book Christensen combines all the figured bass authorities of the time, adding comments and examples of his own. The result is not only a revalation of how musicians played at the time, but also a guide as to how figured bass was taught and studied, creating a model for today's players.