Understanding Music Vc2

Synopsis: Introduces the figured bass notation of a continuo part and follows with demonstrations. Introduces the alto and tenor clefs and shows worked examples in reducing chamber music to two staves. Shows the harmonisation of a Tchaikovsky melody, working through the procedures of a four-part harmonisation. Looks at complex orchestral scores. Demonstrates the danced minuet and the violinist’s bowing style when playing the minuet, following 17th-century description of French bowing technique.
Series: Understanding Music: Elements, Techniques and Styles, Course A214
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 117 min.
Year of production: 1994
Availability: NOT FOR SALE - AVAILABLE ONLY AS COURSE MATERIAL
Subjects: Music
Keywords: music theory; musical notation

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Name: Open University Worldwide
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Phone: +44 (0) 1908 274066
Address: Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
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