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Dr Sanguineti explores the use of bass line for the early cello in Italian instrumental music in the seventeenth century.
Title: Continuo, Obbligato and Solo: the Early Cello in Italian Instrumental Music in the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century
Abstract: This seminar explores how the bass line for the early cello evolved in Italian instrumental music during the period 1650–95. Composers employed the instrument differently depending on the genre; the performance occasion determined how the instrument contributed to the texture reflecting both practical needs and sonority issues. However, the presence of skilled cellist-composers also resulted in the writing of overtly obbligato or solo parts, such as in the music by Domenico Gabrielli at San Petronio in Bologna. Examining a variety of musical examples, I will discuss how and why composers used the early cello in so many different functions.
- Speaker
- Dr Alessandro Sanguineti
- Hosted by
- Department of Music
- Venue
- MR055, MacRobert Building
- Contact
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Free and open to the public.