Covers the Italian Baroque period (1600-1730), dealing with basso continuo realizations, the use of bass line instruments and their terminology, and the functio

Basso continuo accompaniment calls upon a complex tapestry of harmonic, rhythmic, compositional, analytical and improvisational skills. The evolving knowledge t

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Listeners, performers, students and teachers will find here the analytical tools they need to understand and interpret musical evidence from the baroque era. Sc