Ricercate, passaggi et cadentie

Ricercate, passagi et cadentie

Ricercate, passaggi et cadentie per potersi esercitar nel diminuir terminatamente con ogni sorte d’istrumento; et anco diversi passaggi per la semplice voce (Commonly referred to as Ricercate, Passaggi et Cadentie) is a book of musical works written by Giovanni Bassano. It was first published in 1585 during the renaissance era and was one of the few works that Bassano wrote under the study of Giovanni Gabrielli.

The book consists of ten sections; the first eight sections are ricercates, which are then followed by a passagi and finally a cadentie. Each section of the piece is played in a different mode and focuses on a different technique of ornamentation when transcribing vocal works for instruments. The book gives detailed information on the importance of a proper transcription and is meant to be played similar to an etude. The book is written to be played by any treble instrument, but it is most likely during it's time to have been played by a cornet as Bassano himself was a cornettist.

Details

The book is divided into 8 parts, that being seven passages similar early versions of etudes and a final cadentie or cadence.

Sources

- Bassano, Giovanni Ricercate Passaggi et Cadentie, Venice: Giacomo Vincenzi & Ricciardo Andimo, 1585

- Latham, Allison. "Oxford Reference." Oxford Companion to Music. Oxford University Press, 2011. Web. 28 Sept. 2015. <http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199579037.001.0001/acref-9780199579037>. 

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- Chronology. Westport, CT: Praeger, 2004. Print.

- Stevens, Denis. Monteverdi in Venice. Madison: Fairleigh Dickinson UP, 2001. Print.

- Reese, Gustave. Music in the Renaissance. New York: Norton, 1959. Print.

- Kite-Powell, Jeffery T. A Performer's Guide to Renaissance Music. Bloomington: Indiana UP, 2007. Print.

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