Description
The term "viola bastarda" refers to both an instrument and a style of playing that is one of the crowning achievements of musical mannerism. The Italian repertory for the solo viola da gamba in the 16th and early 17th centuries was largely music played "alla bastarda," an art of performance in which a polyphonic composition is transformed into a single melodic line derived from the original parts and spanning their ranges.
Jason Paras has traced the development of the "viola bastarda" and has assembled and transcribed 46 peices in this genre. The music in his collection is a rich and fascinating repertory that is rarely heard today. This anthology is an invitation to present-day players to recreate the improvisation practice of the 16th and 17th centuries in ways not fully disclosed by ornamentation manuals of that time.
Author: Jason Paras
Publisher: Indiana University Press (Ips)
Published: 04/01/1986
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.29lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.54d
ISBN13: 9780253388247
ISBN10: 0253388244
BISAC Categories:
- Music | Musical Instruments | Strings
- Music | Instruction & Study | Appreciation