Music 2701A/B Final: LISTENING DETAILS for music history FINAL EXAM 2012.docx
7 Dec 2014
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For final exam (strictly adhering to bond anthology) Solo and tutti parts are structurally independent. Almost all solo and ritornello sections are interrupted by opposing textures. Pieces de clavecin, book i: second ordre, premiere courante and la prude. Loved giving dance suites provocative and enigmatic titles (muahaha) Published a treatise, l"art de toucher le clavecin (the art of playing the. Mixture of baroque dances and programmatic character pieces. French style was written in; couperin complained when musicians did not perform what ornaments he wrote in. Toccata ix from ii secondo liro di toccate. Rapid passagework combined with freedom of form. Not without effort does one arrive at the end (non senza fatiga si giunge al fine) Well-tempered - the system of tuning bach preferred or a recommendation for keyboardists to tune the instrument how they want before performing. Style bris e (broken style) the broken chords and arpeggios adapted from lute music a fave among guitar players.
