The practice of

Renaissance improvisation

EXERCISES

C3-158

3-voice canon, at the 5th below and at the 8ve above

‍Roles 

• The antecedent improvises

The 1st consequent repeats the melody of the antecedent a 5th below 

The 2nd consequent repeats the melody of the 1st consequent an 8ve above

Words

level 1

On syllables of your choice: solmization syllables, modern music theory syllables, single syllable ("la-la", "no-no", etc.)

level 2

On a given text

Resources

Tutorials : Practical handbook, p. 39     Video tutorial

Texts for improvising : Practical handbook, p. 254

Notated historical examples : SuperLibrum database



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