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Book SynopsisTelling the compelling story of the seventeenth century Naples orphans who emerged from the city's conservatori as masters of the European musical world, Child Composers in the Old Conservatory explores their training in the partimento tradition, and advocates for its revival in modern music education.
Table of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction Part I - Children in Need 2. Little Boys on Their Own 3. Masters Take Up the Challenge 4. Child Labor 5. Institutionalized Apprenticeship 6. Social Class Part II - Technologies of Traning 7. Schemas and Exemplars 8. Solfeggi and the Acquisition of Style 9. Partimenti and the Power of Improvisation 10. Counterpoint and Collocation 11. Intavolature and the Techniques of Instruments. 12. Dispositions and the Mastery of Complexity Part III - Trial by Contest 13. Little Masters, Real Masters, and Masterpieces 14. The Contest Piece as a Probe of Memory 15. Affordance and the Musical Habitus 16. Predicting Creativity Within a Tradition 17. A Sickly Young Woman Speaks Elegant Harmony Part IV - Transforming Commonplaces 18. The Oval and Cross 19. A Framework for Elaboration 20. The Beaux-Arts Framework 21. A Beaux-Arts Framework for Music 22. Learning Old Music in an Age of Digital Reproduction Appendix A: For Further Study Appendix B: Movimenti, Schemas, and Exemplars Index of Names
