The Art of Partimento: History, Theory, and Practice
"I suspectAoPwill generate much speculation and discussion regarding its theoretical, pedagogical, historical, and philosophical-aesthetic merits and implications. For this, and for its powerful practical application and Sanguinetti's unique and passionate approach to the subject-matter, it will become a watershed in the community of music theory and in studiesof eighteenth-century music more generally in the years to come." --Music Theory Online"[A] revelatory book...Recommended." --Choice"[A] fascinating book...Sanguinetti's writing style is clear and eminently readable, and heguides the reader with skill and patience through the intricacies of an important but almost forgotten system used to great advantage by students, teachers, and some of the great composers of the Baroque and early Romantic eras." --Early Music America"Equally functional as an encyclopedic reference tool and a textbook on partimenti -- [it] appeals to a wide range of readers, including music educators, music theorists, musicologists, ethnomusicologists, and other interdisciplinary scholars." --Journal of Historical Research in Music Education