A solid grounding in musical techniques of the 17th and 18th centuries is essential to a complete understanding of Baroque music. This text is a comprehensive survey of the topic, and features numerous musical examples, authoritative citations, scholarly interpretations and syntheses, and the author's own conclusions. Volume 2 of a 2-volume set. Unabridged republication of the first edition (1931), originally published by Oxford University Press.
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