Teaching double bass through lost traditions of the 18th century

Author

Tina BattagliaFollow

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

Date of Graduation

5-11-2024

Publish

yes

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Music (BM)

Department

School of Music

Advisor(s)

Samuel Suggs

Heather Miller-Lardin

Abstract

Through learning how to improvise entire compositions from unfigured bass using stock classical schemata, this paper seeks to bring awareness to the technical and musical benefits of translating 18th century compositional keyboard etudes called partimenti into double bass etudes.

Recommended Citation

Battaglia, Tina, "Teaching double bass through lost traditions of the 18th century" (2024). Senior Honors Projects, 2020-current. 170.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors202029/170