Baroque Counterpoint

Revised and Expanded Edition

Christoph Neidhofer, Peter Schubert

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State University of New York Press
01 December 2023

Music; Theory of music & musicology; Western "classical" music; Keyboard instruments; History: specific events & topics

This book teaches Baroque compositional techniques through writing and improvisation exercises and analysis of repertoire examples. It provides readers with a historical outlook by focusing largely on principles taught in treatises from the period 1680–1780. This expanded edition includes new sections with keyboard exercises that provide training in Partimento performance as it was practiced at the time, helping students master Baroque style from the inside. While the focus of the book is on fugue, it also treats chorale preludes, stylized dances, inventions, and trio sonatas. The volume is divided into two parts—basic and advanced— which could be taught in a two-semester sequence. There are various options to introduce material from Part II into Part I for a one-semester course.

By: Christoph Neidhofer, Peter Schubert
Imprint: State University of New York Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 227g
ISBN: 9781438493251
ISBN 10: 1438493258
Pages: 486
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgments Part I: Strict Style 1. Introduction 2. Melody or Harmony? 3. Harmonizing a Subject in Simple Counterpoint 4. Melodic Embellishment in Strict Style 5. Variation Techniques 6. Imitation at the Unison or Octave 7. Imitation at the Fifth 8. Remodulation and a Third Entry 9. Fugue Exposition 10. Tonal Answer 11. Thematic Presentations 12. Sequences and Episodes 13. Laying Out a Whole Piece Part II: Free Style and Advanced Techniques 14. Advanced Embellishment—Free Style 15. Chromaticism and Sequences 16. Multiple Counterpoint 17. Writing an Original Subject 18. Stretto 19. Other Techniques 20. Overall Design and Layout of a Fugue Appendix Bibliography Index

Christoph Neidhöfer is Associate Professor in the Department of Music Research at McGill University. Peter Schubert is Professor in the Department of Music Research at McGill University.