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u/Ekvitarius · 1 pointr/Baroque

Ars nova has a really nice entry level text on their website if you’re just getting started. For a more complete introduction, check out the book “Music Theory ” by George Thaddeus Jones. That’s the one I started with, and while it’s very thorough in its discussion of musical concepts, its treatment of counterpoint is not my favorite. Something is definitely lost when the inner voices are treated as mere filler. Amazon and goodreads both gave it 4 stars. I feel like the ars nova text holds the readers hand a bit better and has the added bonus of being able to hear the examples. It also includes a chord progression game based on root movement principles). Though it’s missing some information here and there, so definitely check both texts out (yes, even though you probably understand some of their contents anyway) And of course, there’s the Gradus as Parnassum, the Bible of counterpoint that Bach praised and practically all subsequent composers learned from (though the rules presented there are über-strict!). It’s written as a dialogue between a student and a master which is absolutely brilliant.

If you’re looking to compose in the baroque style, there’s a good textbook called “Baroque Counterpoint ” by Peter Schubert and Christoph Niedhöfer, though the introduction says that you already need to know scales, figured base, 4-part voice leading, how to harmonize a melody, how to use non harmony tones, and some basic keyboard skills. It mostly (but not entirely) focuses on fugue and imitative counterpoint in general. So, it’s intended for the musically literate. Don’t go there until you’ve got a good framework to build on.

You also ought to have a collection of Bach’s chorales on hand as they are good examples for beginners to analyze and model on. Here’s 40 of them. Remember- analysis consists of more than just labeling chords; it involves INTERPRETING how all the different musical features contribute to the piece.

As a final note, remember- you don’t HAVE to fallow the rules all the time in your own music, but they’re still worth learning.

u/[deleted] · 3 pointsr/Baroque

You're best bet may be to buy an actual music theory textbook; typically they're easy to read and contain copious amounts of information from the basic level to the advanced. Most texts will also explain baroque theory first as it is ubiquitous in all western classical music. That would get my vote. Here: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Musician-Integrated-Approach-Listening/dp/0195095677 This is the book we used for two whole years at the University I went to (we actually used a more recent edition). There's tons of information and Amazon has it dirt cheap.

EDIT: Basso continuo is the accompaniment to a piece, almost always in the Baroque era. The instruments that make up the continuo are up to the performers. Typically, there will at least be a harpsichord or other keyboard instrument playing, but there may also be bass instruments such as the cello or double bass. The cello and double bass would likely only play what was written on the page since they can only play one note at a time, but the keyboard instrument has potential to do much more with the part and would be expected to improvise an accompaniment to the piece using their knowledge of the chord structure of the piece (that would be given to them on the basso continuo part hopefully) I hope this helped.

EDIT-2: Wikipedia also has a lot of information on music theory, if you need to know how to define a particular term, it'd help. The only issue is that it has no structure to the information, so you may not understand everything in an article. For example: if you were looking up applied dominant chords, but you didn't understand what a regular dominant chord was, you'd be out of luck.

u/spike · 1 pointr/Baroque

The countertenor Daniel Taylor has recorded a fine album of Baroque Lamentations