🎼 How to Write a Fugue Subject That Really Works
We love Bach’s fugues.There are many reasons why: the intricate counterpoint, the elegant development, the subtle diminutions, the harmony—so dissonant […]
Baroque
Galant Schema Ponte: What It Is and How to Use It in Baroque Composition
What Is the Galant Schema Ponte? (Baroque Composition Technique Explained) In the world of 18th-century composition, there exist certain harmonic
How to compose a Menuet in Baroque Style!
The Minuet: Characteristics and Compositional Elements Origin of the Menuet The Minuet is one of the most renowned French dances
Quintfall vs 3 down 2 up
Quintfall vs 3 down 2 up In Baroque Composition the same movement in the Bass can take on different interpretations
The Origin of the Lamento Bass
Lamento Bass in Partimento The Lamento Bass, often mentioned in discussions about Partimenti and Baroque music, is a descending tetrachord
Gradual and Antiphonary
The 2 Categories of Chants The chants and melodies in Cantus Firmus are primarily divided into two categories: those of
How to Improvise a Fugue
How to Improvise a Fugue? J. S. Bach, The Art of the Fugue The Problem is the Question! Many musicians
Musical Axioms. How do they work? Fenaroli #3
Paragrafo introduttivo What is an Axiom? In Mathematics, an Axiom is a statement or proposition on which an abstractly defined structure is based. Mathematics
The Scale in Music and Partimento? Fenaroli #2
The Concept of Scale Everything that is well-organized has a starting point, a development, and an end. Just like every
What Consonances and Dissonances are in Music? Fenaroli #1
Paragrafo introduttivo What Is Music Made Of? Everything is made of something; everything has its substance, its form. But what
