«Con varietà di bei contraponti render vaga la melodia». The Practice of Basso Continuo with the Brain and the Hands. A panel discussion with Edoardo Bellotti, Nicola Cumer, Thérèse de Goede, Mara Galassi, and Pietro Prosser

Angela Romagnoli · Università degli Studi di Pavia · 2012

The panel discussion on improvisation and basso continuo originated from the evaluation of Agazzari’s and Gasparini’s sources. The panelists took into consideration different aspects: contrapuntal issues in the realization, difference between foundation- and ornamentationinstruments, the role of plucked instruments in comparison with keyboard, and teaching methods.

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