MUTH 254 - Partimento and Figured-Bass Realization

FCCNDP

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: MUTH 132 and ESOL 120 (for students in ESOL sequence).