Bernardo Pasquini’s Sonate per uno o due Cembali con il basso cifrato: Simple Entertainment or an Elaborate Charade?

• Authors: Joanna Solecka

Abstracts

EN

The fourteen sonatas for two harpsichords from the collection Sonate per uno o due Cembali con il basso cifrato by Bernardo Pasquini (British Library of London, shelf mark: Ms. Add. 31501, I) are unique examples of double partimento. Few performers have taken up these works so far; they deserve much more attention. Employing contrapuntal techniques in their execution offers very interesting possibilities. The author describes and presents her own polyphonic interpretations of selected pieces from this collection: Sonata II mm. I, II, III; Sonata V m. II; Sonata VII a due m. I; Sonata X a 2 m. II; Sonata XIII a 2 mm. I and II. This material may serve as encouragement for further studies and performance of these works. They are worthy of becoming part of staple concert repertoires.

Keywords

EN

Bernardo Pasquini; partimento; basso continuo; harpsichord; fugue

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Jagielloński. Koło Naukowe Studentów Muzykologii UJ
• Journal: Kwartalnik Młodych Muzykologów UJ
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 4(47) ENG
• Pages: 25-68

Dates

published

2020

Contributors

author

Joanna Solecka

• Academy of Music in Cracow

• https://orcid.org/0000000190686832

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Identifiers

DOI

10.4467/23537094KMMUJ.20.042.13915

Biblioteka Nauki

2176101