The practice of

Renaissance improvisation

EXERCISES

S2-G36

Gymel en 3ces et 6tes

‍Rôles 

• The 1st voice sings the cantus firmus 

The 2nd voice improvises a gymel in 3rds and 6ths (above and below)

Cantus firmus

level 2

On a pedagogical cantus firmus, singing with syllables

level 2

On a cantus firmus taken from the repertoire, in modern notation, singing with the words

level 3

On a cantus firmus taken from the repertoire, in early notation, singing with the words

Resources

Tutorials : Practical handbook, p. 52     Video tutorial

Notated cantus firmi : Practical handbook, p. 209

Historical notated examples : SuperLibrum database



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