Basso continuo accompaniment calls upon a complex tapestry of harmonic, rhythmic, compositional, analytical and improvisational skills. The evolving knowledge t

Covers the Italian Baroque period (1600-1730), dealing with basso continuo realizations, the use of bass line instruments and their terminology, and the functio

The volume explores the long-lasting phenomenon of basso continuo in the Italian peninsula, from its origins - i.e. from the "regole per suonare sopra il basso"