
Baroque Counterpoint
State University of New York Press
2nd Edition
Published on 1. December 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
502 pages
978-1-4384-9325-1 (ISBN)
Description
The classic text on Baroque Counterpoint, enlarged and revised, drawing from the master composers of the era.
This book teaches Baroque compositional techniques through writing and improvisation exercises and analysis of repertoire examples. It provides readers with a historical outlook by focusing largely on principles taught in treatises from the period 1680-1780. This expanded edition includes new sections with keyboard exercises that provide training in Partimento performance as it was practiced at the time, helping students master Baroque style from the inside. While the focus of the book is on fugue, it also treats chorale preludes, stylized dances, inventions, and trio sonatas. The volume is divided into two parts-basic and advanced- which could be taught in a two-semester sequence. There are various options to introduce material from Part II into Part I for a one-semester course.
This book teaches Baroque compositional techniques through writing and improvisation exercises and analysis of repertoire examples. It provides readers with a historical outlook by focusing largely on principles taught in treatises from the period 1680-1780. This expanded edition includes new sections with keyboard exercises that provide training in Partimento performance as it was practiced at the time, helping students master Baroque style from the inside. While the focus of the book is on fugue, it also treats chorale preludes, stylized dances, inventions, and trio sonatas. The volume is divided into two parts-basic and advanced- which could be taught in a two-semester sequence. There are various options to introduce material from Part II into Part I for a one-semester course.
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Edition
Revised and Expanded Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Albany, NY
United States
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
764 Figures; 9 Tables, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 244 mm
Thickness: 37 mm
Weight
1066 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4384-9325-1 (9781438493251)
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Persons
Christoph Neidhoefer is Associate Professor in the Department of Music Research at McGill University. Peter Schubert is Professor in the Department of Music Research at McGill University.
Content
Acknowledgments
Part I: Strict Style
1. Introduction
2. Melody or Harmony?
3. Harmonizing a Subject in Simple Counterpoint
4. Melodic Embellishment in Strict Style
5. Variation Techniques
6. Imitation at the Unison or Octave
7. Imitation at the Fifth
8. Remodulation and a Third Entry
9. Fugue Exposition
10. Tonal Answer
11. Thematic Presentations
12. Sequences and Episodes
13. Laying Out a Whole Piece
Part II: Free Style and Advanced Techniques
14. Advanced Embellishment-Free Style
15. Chromaticism and Sequences
16. Multiple Counterpoint
17. Writing an Original Subject
18. Stretto
19. Other Techniques
20. Overall Design and Layout of a Fugue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
Part I: Strict Style
1. Introduction
2. Melody or Harmony?
3. Harmonizing a Subject in Simple Counterpoint
4. Melodic Embellishment in Strict Style
5. Variation Techniques
6. Imitation at the Unison or Octave
7. Imitation at the Fifth
8. Remodulation and a Third Entry
9. Fugue Exposition
10. Tonal Answer
11. Thematic Presentations
12. Sequences and Episodes
13. Laying Out a Whole Piece
Part II: Free Style and Advanced Techniques
14. Advanced Embellishment-Free Style
15. Chromaticism and Sequences
16. Multiple Counterpoint
17. Writing an Original Subject
18. Stretto
19. Other Techniques
20. Overall Design and Layout of a Fugue
Appendix
Bibliography
Index