The Art of Accompaniment from a Thorough-Bass: As Practiced in the XVII and XVIII Centuries, Volume II

A solid grounding in musical techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries is essential to a complete understanding of Baroque music. This text is a comprehensive survey of the topic, and features numerous musical examples, authoritative citations, scholarly interpretations and syntheses, and the author's own conclusions. Volume 2 of a 2-volume set.