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Variation 6 – Syncopation

10 Aug 2020
In this variation is restricted to arpeggiation and syncopation.The pattern of arpeggiation follows the first arpeggiation fairly consistently (creating a sense of coherence or motivic unity)The notes are always part…
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Modulation

2 Sep 202019 Sep 2022
Baroque composers were still influenced by the ancient hexachordal system and conceptualized moving between the different hexachords to be a natural part of their musical vocabulary. Nowadays, we use terms…
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Writing a Pattern Prelude

2 Sep 20202 Sep 2020
We will now go back to our previous effort to write a pattern prelude and try to incorporate some of the modulatory voice leading patterns. We will also follow the…
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Concerto

12 Oct 202212 Oct 2022
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkBzabuGNRc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvMTCRofeB4 Let's look at what a figured bass for a concerto movement might look like - think of this as a partimento that you realize as a concerto movement
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Realizing a partimento as a Concerto Movement

12 Oct 202212 Oct 2022
Realize as a regular partimento Consider where the ritornello would be Consider Tutti and Solo sectionsAdd imitation if using more than one soloistWhen the partimento stops, consider filling in with…
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Vivaldi Concerto RV 152

12 Oct 202212 Oct 2022
Here is the actual concerto movement we've been working on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wifyaByJsck And here's a rough reduction of it to help you see the relationship to the original partimento and realization…
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Common Figured Bass Realization Errors

24 Oct 202224 Oct 2022
Missing the 3rd of a chord - unless the chord has a 2 or 4 in the figure, a 3rd is almost always the most important note to add, so…
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Some additional suggestions for diminution

24 Oct 202224 Oct 2022
As soon as you introduce a specific diminution, that figure becomes a motive in your piece. Using many different types of diminutions reduces the sense of cohesiveness of your composition.…
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Arpeggiation and Compound Melody

24 Oct 202224 Oct 2022
Arpeggiation Arpeggiation is the process of outlining a vertical sonority as a melodic figure. This may be in ascending or descending order or may leap back and forth. Arpeggiation of any…
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Memorizing Rule of the Octave

24 Oct 202224 Oct 2022
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Eight Common Techniques of Cadential Evasion

7 Nov 20227 Nov 2022
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Three Systems of Constraints

7 Nov 20227 Nov 2022
At this point you can think of writing counterpoint as having to fulfil three separate systems of constraints: Harmonic constraints - either given by a bass and figures, or one…
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Writing a Fugue from scratch (?)

13 Nov 202214 Nov 2022
After writing a few fugues from partimento - we can work towards writing a fugue from scratch (or at least without a given partimento) So where do we start? Before…
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Structuring an exposition

13 Nov 202216 Nov 2022
We can now take one of these models or paradigms and structure the outline for an exposition. Remember that the answer enters as the subject cadences. We will use the…
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Eight common techniques of cadential evasion demonstrated on a double cadence

16 Nov 202216 Nov 2022
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