Grosse General-Bass-Schule, Oder: Der Examplarischen organisten-probe. Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Auiflage, bestehend in Dreien Classen, als: In einer gründlichen Vorbereitung, In. 24. leichten Exempeln, In 24. schwerern Prob-Stücken: solcher gestalt eingerichtet dass wer die erste wol verstehet; und in den beiden andern Classen alles rein trifft; so dann das darin enthaltene gut anzubringen weiss; derselbe ein Meister im General-Bass beissen könne

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Quarto. Dark brown leather-backed marbled boards, red speckled edges. 1f. (recto blank, verso frontispiece), 1f. (recto title, verso blank), 18 preliminary leaves, 460 pp., with "Register" to pp. 442-459). With numerous typeset musical examples, including 2 folding plates (pp. 242-243, with pp. 241 and 244 blank, as issued). Occasional woodcut running heads and decorative head- and tailpieces. With fine half-length engraved frontispiece portrait of the author by C. Fritzsch after Wahll within circular border with decorative curtaining to upper and outer margins. Binding slightly worn, rubbed, and bumped; endpapers foxed and stained. Browned; outer portions of leaves dampstained; slightly cockled. Second edition, rare variant issue, newly set and slightly condensed, with title printed in black as opposed to red and black. Not in Cortot, Gregory-Bartlett, Hirsch, Wolffheim, or RISM. Mattheson was a German composer, critic, music journalist, lexicographer, and theorist. "Among [his] valuable works . one must cite the Grosse General-Bass-Schule (1731), an expanded version of the earlier Exemplarische Organisten-Probe (1719). These books give organists valuable assistance in learning how to improvise from a given bass, an ability vital to the daily musical responsibilities of organists at this period. The 48 examples, with Mattheson s extensive comments on their realization, are particularly important." George J. Buelow in Grove Music Online "The practical and artistic aspects of musicmaking were a lifelong fascination for Johann Mattheson, whose attainments as an opera singer and composer in Hamburg preceded an even more distinguished career as an author on music subjects. . In keeping with his penchant for the practical, Mattheson compiled several works intended for keyboardists. His Exemplarische Organisten-Probe (1719) and its expanded version, Grosse General-Bass-Schule (1731), are devoted to improvisation. Two sets of twenty-four test pieces (the second more difficult than the first, and each containing a representative from every key) are presented, along with critical commentary and suggestions for attaining artistic results." Damschroder and Williams pp. 193-194.

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Grosse General-Bass-Schule, Oder: Der Examplarischen organisten-probe. Zweite, verbesserte und vermehrte Auiflage, bestehend in Dreien Classen, als: In einer gründlichen Vorbereitung, In. 24. leichten Exempeln, In 24. schwerern Prob-Stücken: solcher gestalt eingerichtet dass wer die erste wol verstehet; und in den beiden andern Classen alles rein trifft; so dann das darin enthaltene gut anzubringen weiss; derselbe ein Meister im General-Bass beissen könne

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Johann Christoph Kissners Buchladen, Hamburg

Erscheinungsjahr

1731

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Hardcover

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