The practice of

Renaissance improvisation

EXERCISES

Canon in unison around the cantus firmus

‍Roles 

• They sing the cantus firmus in a medium register 

The antecedent improvises above and below the CF 

The consequent imitates the antecedent at the unison, 1 beat later

Cantus firmus

level 3

On a pedagogical cantus firmus, singing with syllables

level 3

On a cantus firmus taken from the repertoire, in modern notation, singing with the words

level 4

On a cantus firmus taken from the repertoire, in early notation, singing with the words

Resources

Tutorial : Practical handbook, p. 164 & 168

Notated cantus firmi : Practical handbook, p. 195

Historical notated examples : SuperLibrum database





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