C2-18B EN

The practice of

Renaissance improvisation

EXERCISES

C2-18B

Canon at the lower octave, 1 beat apart

‍Roles

The antecedent improvises
The consequent repeats the antecedent's melody an octave below, one beat later

Words

level 1

On syllables of your choice: solmization syllables, modern music theory syllables, single syllable ("la-la", "no-no", etc.)

level 2

On a given text

Resources

Tutorial : Practical handbook , p. 25

Texts for improvising : Practical handbook, p. 254

Historical notated examples : SuperLibrum database

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