Refreshing to hear a Partimento teacher convinced of it’s relevance to all our repertoires. I find fragments of the RO in 20th century sheet music frequently. Many of our heroes, EG Nick B, are quick to step back from advocating contemporary relevance of schemas, or hexachords for young composers in popular music. What? Most every writer is fascinated by the etymology of words. The Naples school echos across music like popular but obscure phraseology on modern street corners. The “purists” who learn the precise historical styles are important, obviously. Adapting the pre-Rameauian continuo to new songs, modern genres as a tool and inspiration is even more valueable for many reasons. Let not the pure fish be the enemy of the gumbo, please. As Ian says, the old has a new life….let it breathe new forms too.
As he mentions about 15 minutes into the interview, Campbell studied at EAMA, which is directed by Philip Lasser. Lasser studied at the Fontainebleau schools in Paris around the time Boulanger died, but she was part of a tradition that would have been represented by other faculty there. So Campbell is a student of a student of Boulanger's circle. I hope that isn't confusing :D
Refreshing to hear a Partimento teacher convinced of it’s relevance to all our repertoires. I find fragments of the RO in 20th century sheet music frequently. Many of our heroes, EG Nick B, are quick to step back from advocating contemporary relevance of schemas, or hexachords for young composers in popular music. What? Most every writer is fascinated by the etymology of words. The Naples school echos across music like popular but obscure phraseology on modern street corners. The “purists” who learn the precise historical styles are important, obviously. Adapting the pre-Rameauian continuo to new songs, modern genres as a tool and inspiration is even more valueable for many reasons. Let not the pure fish be the enemy of the gumbo, please. As Ian says, the old has a new life….let it breathe new forms too.
Wonderful discussions! and thanks for answering my questions
First in my quest for knowledge going beyond the Axis of Awesome.
52:54 Hearing out counterpoint mistakes is easy, unless they are parallel octaves mistakes.
Merde. I have to start singing.
Ian looks too young to have studied with Nadia
He studied with students of Boulanger.
As he mentions about 15 minutes into the interview, Campbell studied at EAMA, which is directed by Philip Lasser. Lasser studied at the Fontainebleau schools in Paris around the time Boulanger died, but she was part of a tradition that would have been represented by other faculty there.
So Campbell is a student of a student of Boulanger's circle. I hope that isn't confusing :D