The Art of Accompaniment on the Harpsichord, Organ, and Theorbo

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music theory book musical treatise

The Art of Accompaniment on the Harpsichord, Organ, and Theorbo is a treatise by Baroque composer Francesco Geminiani that provides practical instruction on continuo playing and accompaniment techniques for keyboard and plucked string instruments.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music theory book ⓘ
musical treatise ⓘ
aimsAt performers of Baroque music ⓘ
students of continuo playing ⓘ
author Francesco Geminiani NERFINISHED ⓘ
covers coordination with soloist or ensemble ⓘ
harmonic progressions in continuo ⓘ
ornamentation in accompaniment ⓘ
focusesOn continuo realization ⓘ
figured bass interpretation ⓘ
practical instruction ⓘ
genre music pedagogy ⓘ
historicalContext 18th-century performance practice ⓘ
historicalPeriodDescribed Baroque era NERFINISHED ⓘ
intendedInstrument harpsichord ⓘ
organ ⓘ
theorbo ⓘ
language English ⓘ
provides examples of continuo patterns ⓘ
guidance on chord voicing ⓘ
guidance on part distribution between hands or courses ⓘ
relatedTo Baroque accompaniment practice ⓘ
Francesco Geminiani’s other pedagogical works ⓘ
subject accompaniment ⓘ
basso continuo ⓘ
harpsichord playing ⓘ
organ playing ⓘ
theorbo playing ⓘ
teaches improvised accompaniment ⓘ
realization of figured bass at the keyboard ⓘ
realization of figured bass on plucked strings ⓘ

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Francesco Geminiani → notableWork → The Art of Accompaniment on the Harpsichord, Organ, and Theorbo ⓘ
Francesco Geminiani → treatise → The Art of Accompaniment on the Harpsichord, Organ, and Theorbo ⓘ