MUTH 254 - Partimento and Figured-Bass Realization

FC CNDP

4 credits
In this course we will study the centuries-old craft of generating complete works of tonal music from “partimenti,” which are bass-line sketches used to guide the improvisation (“realization”) of a composition at the keyboard. Although the course will focus on composing and improvising, we will also use partimento “schemata”–stock figured-bass patterns–as tools for analyzing galant-era and Classical-era pieces.
Prerequisites & Notes: MUTH 132 Music Theory II.
Does this course require off campus field trips? No