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Crotch, William

 
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An 1812 primer on music theory, composition and figured bass by one of the pre-eminent musical figures of his day.

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A child prodigy at the keyboard, the organist and composer William Crotch (1775–1847) first published this work in 1812. One of the titles which secured his scholarly reputation, it is a clearly written primer on music theory, composition and figured bass, containing an abundance of musical examples.

Contenuti

Preface; 1. Of notes, intervals, scales and keys; 2. Of concords; 3. Of discords; 4. Of melody; 5. Of music in parts; 6. Of modulation; 7. Of canon, fugue and imitation; 8. Of vocal and instrumental music; 9. Of the derivation of the scale, tuning, temperament, the monochord, etc.

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