
Every examiner knows and deplores the fact that, whilst a large proportion of candidates work their figured-basses fairly successfully, only a small proportion show, in the unfigured tests, any signs of musicianship. And even the former tests are treated too often as if they were a kind of Chinese puzzle or jig-saw, the results lacking all those qualities of style which practice at unfigured work ...
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Publisher: Forgotten Books (June 16, 2012)
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o introduce. There being no book that I know of dealing systematically with unfigured harmony, I have tried to provide one. No one will, I think, deny that the first steps inH armony should be taken in the usual manner, i.e. by means of figured-bass. The nature of concords and discords, their normal relations and resolutions, the value of suspensions, and many other kindred points, must all be mastered if the student is to gain that control of material and tools which will enable him to build ultimately on his own initiative.(Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.)About the PublisherForgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org