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February 25, 2019

This week Early Music Monday talks about ground bass. Frequent compositional technique, favorite of Pachelbel, and the basis for some of the best pieces in the Renaissance and Baroque periods!

Read more on Wikipedia here!

Ground bass from Dido’s Lament (Purcell)

Ground bass from Dido’s Lament (Purcell)

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