Baragwanath, Nicholas - The Solfeggio Tradition

In this first-ever book on the solfeggio tradition, one of the pillars of eighteenth-century music education, author Nicholas Baragwanath illuminates how performers and composers developed their exceptional skills in improvising and inventing melodies.

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CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Glossary of Technical Terms
Introduction
Chapter 1: Discovering Solfeggio
Section I - Context: Apprenticeship, Plainchant, and the Rudiments
Chapter 2: Sepperl's Story: A Case Study in Music and Social Mobility
Chapter 3: The Church Music Industry
Chapter 4: Eighteenth-Century Plainchant--For Beginners
Chapter 5: Canto Fermo and Canto Figurato
Section II - Theory and Practice: Lessons in the Art of Melody
Chapter 6: Speaking Solfeggio
Chapter 7: Singing Solfeggio
Chapter 8: Learning la sol fa mi, with Some Hints on Musical Grammar
Chapter 9: Solano and Sabbatini on Modulation
Section III - The Solfeggio Repertory: Types, Styles, and Genres
Chapter 10: Defining Solfeggio
Chapter 11: Unaccompanied Solfeggio
Chapter 12: Accompanied Solfeggio
Chapter 13: Solfeggio and Partimento
Epilogue
Chapter 14: Alternative Systems and the End of the Great Tradition
Bibliography
Index