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by - Dusan Bogdanovic

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With Improvisation in the Renaissance Style and Study in Motivic Metamorphosis.

This important book offers a system for integrating rational performance processes with the creative improvisational aspect of music. Bogdanovic (b 1955) has taught and performed all over the world . He has made 12 recordings and is currently on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory. For studios, colleges, conservatories. Text in Italian and English.

I N D E X

Introduction

I - COUNTERPOINT FOR GUITAR 11

COUNTERPOINT IN TWO VOICES 12
Intervals 12
Modes 12
Melodic voice leading 13
Rules of motion 14
Rules of linear voice leading 14
First species 15
Second species 16
Duple meter 16
Triple meter 17
Second species (2:1) 17
Second species (3:1) 18
Third species 18
Third species (4:1) 18
Third species (6:1) 20
Fourth species 20
Fourth species (3:1) 22
Fifth species 22
Modulation 25
Treatment of unprepared dissonance on the strong beat 27

COUNTERPOINT IN THREE VOICES 29
Rules of linear voice leading 29
First species 30
Second species 31
Third species 32
Fourth species 33
Fifth species 34
Modulations in three voices 35
Imitation 36

AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMITATION TECHNIQUE
IN "Fantasia n. 38" by Francesco da Milano 40
Sections I and II 42
Modal-harmonic plan 43
Section III 43
Modal-harmonic plan 44
Conclusion 45
CADENCES 46
CANON 48

II - IMPROVISATION IN THE RENAISSANCE STYLE 51

General considerations 52
SCALES AND FINGERING PATTERNS 52
IMPROVISING RENAISSANCE 58
MELODIC PATTERNS
Renaissance melodic patterns (preliminary exercises) 58
Condensed Renaissance melodic patterns 61
(preliminary exercises)
Renaissance melodic patterns 62
(cadential and modulatory exercises)
SPECIES IMPROVISATION WITH "CANTUS FIRMUS" 65
Modulatory exercises 65
IMPROVISING COUNTERPOINT 69
PATTERNS IN SPECIES
Counterpoint patterns in species 69
Preliminary exercises 70
Modulatory exercises 74
VARIATION TECHNIQUE 77
IMITATION TECHNIQUE 84
Exercises in imitation 84
Formal application of imitation technique 86
Appendix I - CADENTIAL PATTERNS 90
Appendix II - IMPROVISING CANONS 98

III - 99
INTRODUCTION TO MOTIVIC METAMORPHOSIS 100

DEFINITIONS OF GENERAL TERMS 103
INTRODUCTION 112
Introductory examples 113
MOTIVIC INTERPRETATION 114
Metric interpretation 114
Melodic interpretation 114
Harmonic interpretation 116
MOTIVIC VARIATION 117
STATIC TRANSFORMATION 118
Permutation 118
Modulation 120
DYNAMIC TRANSFORMATION 122
Associative and dissociative transformation 122
Additive and subtractive transformation 122
Fibonacci's transformation 123
Transformation by comparison 125
CYCLICAL FORMS 127
Isorhythmic cycle 127
Perpetual canons 128

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Stock#: 5054
Publisher: Bérben
Pub. Code: 564-02130
UPC: 680160388844
Subject: Performance
Pages: 132
Weight (lbs): 1.10
Dimensions: 9 x 12½ in.
Year: © 1996
List: 80.00
Sale: $72.00


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