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Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (ca. 1581 – 1651)

Annemarie Dragosits

The thesis presents a new perspective on Giovanni Girolamo Kapsperger (ca.1580-1651), who is nowadays only famous for his works for theorbo and lute, his remarkable output of vocal music of all genres being still mostly neglected from musicologists and performers. 

Keywords: affetto, basso continuo, harpsichord, kapsperger, ornamentation, passaggi, rome, vocal music

Basso Continuo Sources from the Dutch Republic c.1620-c.1790

Kathryn Cok

Between 1600 and 1800 countless manuals appeared on the subject: the improvised bass part on the harpsichord, pianoforte or organ. Musician and researcher Kathryn Cok unravels the secrets of the Dutch basso continuo accompaniment for modern-day musicians.

Keywords: basso continuo, continuo, continuo realization, figured bass, harpsichord, improvisation, organ

The harpe organisée, 1720-1840

Maria Christina Cleary

The “harpe organisée”, 1720-1840: Rediscovering the lost pedal techniques on harps with a single-action pedal mechanism, is the title of Maria Christina Cleary's PhD thesis. This is the first monographic study on harp pedal techniques, tracing the historical way to pedal on the early pedal harps with a single-action pedal mechanism, the “harpe organisée”, the term used by Diderot.

Keywords: basso continuo, harp, hip, historically informed performance practice