Baroque

[bmb73]

I was curious if anyone could point me to some examples of baroque playing? I know Chris Squire and John Entwistle used this style quite a bit. Could anyone point me to some examples, possibly classical?

I have tried searching but not much luck

[BassChuck]

Try this and others on the page.

http://www.bassbooks.com/shopping/sh...ch=Yes&sppp=10

[bmb73]

I found the Well Tempered Clavier online, thanks for the link also...

[GrieverFIN]

Well, the first obvious source for Baroque-style would be Baroque composers. Start listening to works from the early composers like Claudio Monteverdi, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Dieterich Buxtehude (he greatly infuenced Bach) to later masters like Antonio Vivaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Georg Philip Telemann, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi and, to me the two greatest, Georg Friedrich Handel and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Practicing things like the basso continuo parts of harpsichord/organ/piano pieces, arias and chorales will get you get going in no time. Remember to study the melodies too! Well-Tempered Clavier is highly recommended, I have also used it as study material.

That should keep you busy for a while. For the sheet music, check this site International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP) Portal

[bmb73]

Thanks. Because I am novice I am trying to dissect and learn the "less intensive" ones. Breaking down Didos Lament right now. One interesting aspect is the interplay between cello and violin.