Figures are a fundamental part of basso continuo practice in the 17th and 18th centuries. They were used to improvise accompaniments, but also in improvisation pedagogy for soloists, for example in Partimento Training.
In this video series The Scroll Ensemble is providing the very first, simplest step to learn how to read those figures on your instrument, and also giving monodic melodic instrumentalists, like violinists or recorder players, the chance to practice even before the basics for most keyboard players.
0:29 Explanation
3:30 Consonants
4:50 Dissonances
6:19 Flats
7:11 Combinations on one note
8:15 First little bass
The rest of our Practising Figures series, including the explanation video:
• Practise Basso Continu...
More about Partimento:
• Partimento for monodic...
Online Baroque Improvisation Ornamentation Course - learn to improvise baroque ornaments inspired by Quantz's fascinating pedagogy:
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