THYG 570 - Bach's Solo Sonatas,Suites,and Partitas:The Nature of Unaccompanied Melody

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The New England Conservatory of Music

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Besides string and flute players, for whom Bach specifically composed his "solo"works "senza basso," virtually every instrumentalist and even vocalist can engagethese works in transcription. The course explores this literature, considering how a single melodic part conveys a whole thematic, rhythmic, spatial, timbral, and tonal texture everything from mono-thematic preludes to polyphonic fugues, with all degrees of textures in between. Exercises in hearing, singing, improvisation, analysis, composition, and performance of Bach (including transcriptions) and of related music by others. Includes monthly graded assignments and a semester project individually selected to engage "unaccompanied" melodic expression within thestudent's own repertoire. Project format choices include analysis, composition, tran scrip tion, improvisation, or performance-demonstration. (2 credits) Zaritzky

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2.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

necmusic.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 585-1100

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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