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The art of diminution in the 16th century

July 20, 2020

Diminutions, divisions, passaggi, glosas… Let’s talk about ornamentation in the 1500s!
Or even better, here’s Early Music Sources to teach us all about it:

For the footnotes and other extra information see the following link: https://www.earlymusicsources.com/youtube/diminutions 0:00:00 INTRODUCTION 0:03:15 DIMI...
In Early Music Monday Tags Early Music Sources, Improvisation, Performance Practice
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